US Air Force B-52s to get new beyond line-of-sight communication
By
Colton Jones
Jun 27, 2022
Modified date: 11 seconds ago
Photo by Jonathan Ramos
On Sunday, the U.S. Air Force press release said that the service has moved one step closer to equipping B-52s with a new beyond line-of-sight communication capability called IRIS.
The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron executed the first air demonstration utilizing the BLOS communication system paired with an Iridium Certus terminal on a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, June 22.
“In a wartime scenario, the single point of failure often lies in our ability to communicate,” said Capt. Richard Brown, 49th TES Conventional test flight commander. “If we can’t send and receive mission critical data from our aircraft reliably and efficiently, then we will lose. The IRIS system is one of the many datalink solutions that we need in order to equip the warfighter for today’s fight.”
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