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Air Force brings 1950s-vintage B-52 bomber into the network-centric 21st century

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, 28 Sept. 2015. U.S. Air Force avionics experts are preparing to upgrade 28 Boeing B-52 eight-engine strategic jet bombers to enable the venerable aircraft to log-in to the network-centric battlefield.

Officials of the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, announced a $46.7 million contract to the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Oklahoma City, Okla., for seven full-rate-production Combat Network Communication Technology (CONECT) upgrade kits for the B-52 bomber.

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