{"id":7698647,"date":"2026-07-29T08:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/second-b-52-radar-modernization-testbed-after-crash-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:27:32","slug":"secondo-banco-di-prova-per-la-modernizzazione-del-radar-del-b-52-dopo-lincidente-del-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/second-b-52-radar-modernization-testbed-after-crash-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Un secondo B-52 subentra nel problematico test del radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Sei settimane fa, un <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/aerei\/b-52-stratofortress\/\">B-52 Stratofortress<\/a> Un aereo che trasportava il nuovissimo radar dell&#039;aeronautica statunitense ha rullato lungo la pista della base aerea di Edwards, \u00e8 decollato ed \u00e8 precipitato. Tutti gli otto membri dell&#039;equipaggio sono morti. L&#039;unico jet dotato dell&#039;aggiornamento su cui conta l&#039;intera flotta di bombardieri \u00e8 andato distrutto.<\/p>\r\n<p>Ora l&#039;Aeronautica Militare ha la sua risposta: installare lo stesso radar su un altro B-52 e proseguire. Il 27 luglio, i funzionari hanno confermato che un secondo B-52H \u00e8 gi\u00e0 in fase di modifica presso lo stabilimento Boeing di San Antonio, e che i lavori dovrebbero concludersi entro quest&#039;anno.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00c8 il segnale pi\u00f9 evidente finora che il servizio intende portare avanti il suo problematico programma radar attraverso i detriti, anzich\u00e9 aggirarli.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><h3 style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0\">Informazioni rapide<\/h3><ul style=\"margin:0;line-height:1.9\">\r\n<li><strong>Programma:<\/strong> Programma di modernizzazione del radar del B-52 (parte dell&#039;aggiornamento del B-52J)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Nuovo radar:<\/strong> Raytheon AN\/APQ-188 array attivo a scansione elettronica (AESA), che sostituisce l&#039;AN\/APQ-166 degli anni &#039;60<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Flotta:<\/strong> 75 bombardieri B-52H, in servizio dai primi anni &#039;60, continueranno a volare fino al 2050.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Anche nell&#039;aggiornamento del B-52J:<\/strong> nuovi motori Rolls-Royce F130 (circa 20% di autonomia in pi\u00f9), nuova avionica<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Contrattempo:<\/strong> Il primo prototipo di radar si \u00e8 schiantato al decollo presso la base aerea di Edwards il 15 giugno 2026, uccidendo tutti gli otto membri dell&#039;equipaggio.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Ora:<\/strong> Un secondo B-52H \u00e8 in fase di allestimento con il radar presso lo stabilimento Boeing di San Antonio; l&#039;installazione dovrebbe essere completata nel 2026.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Annunciato:<\/strong> 27 luglio 2026, dall&#039;ufficio del programma B-52 durante una conferenza a Dayton, Ohio.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Perch\u00e9 un bombardiere di 60 anni ha bisogno di un nuovo radar<\/h2>\r\n<p>Il B-52 \u00e8 vecchio e non ha futuro. L&#039;Aeronautica Militare statunitense prevede di far volare i suoi 75 bombardieri modello H \u2013 velivoli entrati in servizio per la prima volta durante la presidenza Kennedy \u2013 fino agli anni 2050. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, ogni aereo viene ricostruito in modo cos\u00ec completo da meritarsi una nuova denominazione, B-52J: nuovi motori Rolls-Royce F130 che garantiscono un&#039;autonomia maggiore di circa 201 tonnellate, nuova avionica e, soprattutto, un nuovo radar.<\/p>\r\n<p>Il vecchio sistema meccanico AN\/APQ-166 viene sostituito dall&#039;AN\/APQ-188 della Raytheon, un sistema a scansione elettronica attiva che conferisce al pesante bombardiere capacit\u00e0 di navigazione e puntamento in qualsiasi condizione meteorologica, pi\u00f9 simili a quelle di un moderno caccia. Sulla carta, si tratta di uno degli aggiornamenti pi\u00f9 importanti nella lunga vita operativa del velivolo. In pratica, per\u00f2, l&#039;installazione si \u00e8 rivelata tutt&#039;altro che semplice.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=56380423  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/b-52-stratofortress-takeoff.jpg\" alt=\"B-52 Stratofortress in fase di decollo\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un B-52H decolla rombando dalla pista. L&#039;Aeronautica Militare statunitense vuole che i suoi bombardieri a otto motori continuino a volare fino al 2050, il che significa dotarli di radar del XXI secolo. Foto: US Air Force via Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cOvviamente, l&#039;incidente non era previsto nel nostro programma originale, quindi dobbiamo rivedere la nostra pianificazione e apportare le modifiche necessarie. Il Programma di modernizzazione dei radar sta fornendo una capacit\u00e0 importante ai nostri militari... quindi la nostra priorit\u00e0 \u00e8 garantire la sicurezza, ma anche fornire ai militari la capacit\u00e0 operativa nei tempi previsti.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Colonnello Spencer Turner<\/strong> \u2014 Responsabile del programma di sistema B-52, Aeronautica Militare degli Stati Uniti (Giornate del ciclo di vita dell&#039;industria, 27 luglio 2026)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un programma gi\u00e0 sotto pressione<\/h2>\r\n<p>Ancor prima dell&#039;incidente, il programma radar era in difficolt\u00e0. L&#039;aumento dei costi aveva fatto scattare l&#039;allarme di sforamento del budget al Congresso, noto come violazione del Nunn-McCurdy Act, costringendo l&#039;Aeronautica Militare a ridimensionare il programma. Il primo B-52H aggiornato era stato appena trasferito da San Antonio a Edwards nel dicembre 2025 per iniziare i test di volo, quando precipit\u00f2 il 15 giugno.<\/p>\r\n<p>I responsabili del programma affermano che il piano prevedeva da sempre due aerei di prova, quindi il secondo bombardiere sarebbe arrivato comunque. Tuttavia, la perdita del primo aereo bloccher\u00e0 i test di volo per mesi, mentre gli investigatori esamineranno il relitto, e il team afferma che adeguer\u00e0 il programma in base a quanto emerger\u00e0 dall&#039;indagine sull&#039;incidente. Per una flotta destinata a volare per altri 25 anni, la precisione del radar \u00e8 pi\u00f9 importante della rapidit\u00e0 con cui verr\u00e0 realizzato.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJzFICvJhGQ\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin-top:8px\">Fonti: Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine; Defense News; The War Zone; US Air Force. Video: Operazioni del B-52 Stratofortress, a scopo illustrativo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/martin-p6m-seamaster-jet-flying-boat-bomber\/\">L&#039;idrovolante a reazione costruito per lanciare bombe nucleari dal mare<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six weeks ago, a B-52 Stratofortress carrying the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s brand-new radar rolled down the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, lifted off, and crashed. All eight crew were killed. The single jet fitted with the upgrade the entire bomber fleet is counting on was gone. Now the Air Force has its answer: put [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":7698491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7698647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Second B-52 Takes Over the Troubled Radar Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After a fatal June crash, the US Air Force is fitting a second B-52 with its new AN\/APQ-188 AESA radar to keep the modernization program moving.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/second-b-52-radar-modernization-testbed-after-crash-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Second B-52 Takes Over the Troubled Radar Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After a fatal June crash, the US Air Force is fitting a second B-52 with its new AN\/APQ-188 AESA radar to keep the modernization program moving.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/second-b-52-radar-modernization-testbed-after-crash-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Afterburner - 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