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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: DemolitionMan on September 25, 2017, 07:20:09 am

Title: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: DemolitionMan on September 25, 2017, 07:20:09 am
Kris Osborn

Two distinct, yet interwoven B-52 modernization efforts will increase the electronics, communications technology, computing and avionics available in the cockpit while simultaneously configuring the aircraft with the ability to carry up to eight of the newest “J-Series” precision-guided weapons internally – in addition to carrying six weapons on each wing, Single said.

Eight B-52s have already received a communications (coms systems) upgrade called Combat Network Communication Technology, or CONECT – a radio, electronics and data-link upgrade which, among other things, allows aircraft crews to transfer mission and targeting data directly to aircraft systems while in flight (machine to machine), Single explained.

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-air-force-has-plan-super-b-52-bombers-20274
Title: Re: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 25, 2017, 07:25:31 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Old_Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Old_Dog)
Title: Re: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: DemolitionMan on September 25, 2017, 07:29:30 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Old_Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Old_Dog)

I thought that it was a good book.
Title: Re: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 25, 2017, 07:55:12 am
I thought that it was a good book.
I enjoyed it too.
Title: Re: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: DemolitionMan on September 25, 2017, 07:56:58 am
I enjoyed it too.

They tried to make it into a computer game and it did not work out too well.
Title: Re: The U.S. Air Force Has a Plan for 'Super' B-52 Bombers
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 25, 2017, 08:06:49 am
They tried to make it into a computer game and it did not work out too well.
I never saw that, but I read more books by Dale Brown.