"The Air Force brings the B-52 into the digital age" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Sep 2015 11:04 p.m. PST |
"The Air Force is bringing the B-52 Stratofortress, still the primary aircraft for targeted bombing, into the 21st century, most recently awarding Boeing a $46.7 USD million contract for upgraded network communications systems under the Combat Network Communication Technology (CONECT) program. The contract calls for seven full-rate production systems along with 21 retrofit kits for earlier versions of CONECT. The Air Force had given Boeing a $76 USD million contract in May 2013 for low-rate initial production of CONECT, and the service eventually plans to install the system on 76 bombers. CONECT represents one of the most significant upgrades to the B-52 fleet, bringing the venerable bomber, the first versions of which date to the 1950s, into the digital age. The system adds color digital display screens, real-time satellite data links and integrated network and communications tools. It will allow crews, for the first time, to update mission plans during flight; currently, mission data is loaded before a flight but remains static after that…"
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| Mako11 | 03 Sep 2015 12:03 a.m. PST |
B-52s forever………., or at least 100 years of flight. |
| tulsatime | 03 Sep 2015 5:16 a.m. PST |
Join the Air Force …. Fly the plane your grandfather flew. |
| darthfozzywig | 03 Sep 2015 6:26 a.m. PST |
But the A-10 is simply too old… |
| Bismarck | 03 Sep 2015 10:52 a.m. PST |
Long live the BUFF! May its ARC lights reign ( really should be "rain") forever! |
| Tango01 | 03 Sep 2015 11:03 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 03 Sep 2015 7:45 p.m. PST |
Join the Air Force …. Fly the plane your grandfather flew. We're rapidly approaching the point where it's great-grandfathers. |
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