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B-52H Bomber

Boeing Wichita Development and Modification Center in Wichita, KS is being awarded a $216.7 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract to enhance the in-theater combat communications of the B-52H bomber. Solicitation began August 2004, negotiations were completed March 2005, and work will be complete by January 2010. The B-52 remains the mainstay of the U.S. strategic bomber force, and in-theater combat communications improvements may allow it to make better use of advanced new weapons like the JDAM. The Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base, OK issued the contract (FA8107-05-C-0001).