The US Air Force’s plan to upgrade its 70-year-old B-52 bombers is billions over budget, watchdog finds0

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• August 3, 2026

Cost and scheduling challenges have pushed the US Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress modernization program billions over budget, according to a new report. The aging B-52 has long been a workhorse of the Air Force, which is replacing the bomber’s decades-old engines to keep the aircraft flying into the 2050s. But the upgrades have run into