The upgrades to the B-2 are multifaceted and span a wide range of technological advancements to include more secure high-frequency radio communications, a new computer processor that is 1,000 times faster, and upgrades to the B-61 nuclear bomb.
This two-fold trajectory will continue the Air Force’s deliberate and carefully analyzed balancing act of engineering new platforms while sustaining, upgrading, and propelling older, combat-tested platforms like the B-52.