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Boeing Upgrades Weapons Launcher of Six Air Force B-52s

Boeing Upgrades Weapons Launcher of Six Air Force B-52s - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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BoeingLogo1 EbizBoeing has equipped six B-52 bomber planes of the U.S. Air Force with new internal weapons bay launchers designed for storage and release of GPS-guided airborne munitions.

The company said Wednesday it modified the aircraft’s common strategic rotary launcher into a conventional rotary launcher and the upgrade allows the company-built aircraft to carry and launch up to eight Joint Direct Attack Munitions.

The six upgraded systems underwent ground and flight tests as part of the Air Force’s B-52 weapons bay launcher upgrade program.

Boeing also seeks to make B-52 launchers capable of carrying Miniature Air Launched Decoys and Joint Air-to-Surface Stand Off Missiles through the modernization effort.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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