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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Air Force approaches industry for power upgrades that enable B-52H bomber to carry MIL-STD-1760 weapons

B-52 JASSM launchU.S. Air Force bomber experts are surveying industry to find companies with the expertise to upgrade power control and distribution systems aboard the B-52H jet bomber to apply MIL-STD-1760 power to the B-52H's bomb-bay and underwing weapons.

These power upgrades would beef-up the firepower of the B-52H strategic bomber by enabling the aircraft to carry a wide variety of modern independently targeted smart weapons in its bomb bay and on underwing pylons, and give the B-52H the ability to attack several different targets in one pass.

The B-52 in different variants has been in the U.S. military's inventory since 1955.

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