Air Force plans May start on $218 million conversion of new 'nuke sniffer' planes for Offutt fleet

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Air Force plans May start on $218 million conversion of new 'nuke sniffer' planes for Offutt fleet

    By Steve Liewer World-Herald staff writer Apr 27, 2020 Updated Apr 27, 2020

 

Replacements are on the way for two decrepit 55th Wing jets that give the Air Force critical information about nuclear detonations in North Korea and elsewhere in the world.

The giant defense contractor L3Harris and the Air Force’s “Big Safari” acquisitions group are scheduled to start in May converting the first of three former Air National Guard fuel tankers into WC-135R radiation-detection aircraft. Work will start on the other two next year.

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