US Arms B-52 With Ship-Killing Missiles for China Navy — SkimNews
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- B-52 bomber being armed with potent ship-killing missiles to target China's expanding navy
- US Navy plans to award a sole-source contract for the effort, reported this month by multiple media outlets
- Severe munition constraints could undermine the program's strategic impact, per the source
- Operational vulnerabilities in the platform could further erode the weapons system's effectiveness
Why it matters: The US Navy is going sole-source on a B-52 ship-killing missile contract precisely as China expands its fleet, yet the source's own caveats — munition shortages and operational vulnerabilities — mean the platform's deterrent value depends on resolving supply and survivability gaps before any Pacific confrontation.
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