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Friday, May 22, 2009

Boeing Wichita to celebrate first flight of B-52H CONECT

B-52 StratofortressBoeing Integrated Defense Systems in Wichita is celebrating the start of the flight test phase of the B-52 CONECT aircraft on Friday.

The plane has been modified with Combat Network Communications Technology, that includes new computer architecture, color displays and tactical datalinks.

That will allow the “dynamic retasking of missions and weapons during flight and provide increased situational awareness,” according to the U.S. Air Force.

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