The Air Force has awarded Boeing a full-rate production contract to deliver 10 kits to modernize B-52 bombers, according to a Feb. 4 Boeing release. On Jan. 28, Boeing received the Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade, which includes full-color LCD displays with real-time intelligence feeds overlaid on moving maps, communication data links that connect via satellite to platforms and troops in the field and a high-speed network that enables airmen to respond quickly during a mission change or identify and engage new targets, according to the release. “CONECT gives the B-52 the agility and flexibility needed for the modern battlefield while also providing greater situational awareness for the aircrew,” said Scot Oathout, Boeing’s B-52 program director. Air Force personnel install CONECT at Tinker AFB, Okla., in conjunction with regularly scheduled maintenance. The contract will boost the total number of CONECT-upgraded B-52s to 30.
Boeing Awarded Contract to Update 10 B-52 Comms Kits
Northrop Grumman lands $508M Missile Defense Agency contract
Northrop Grumman has received a potential nine-year, $508.5 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to provide flight test and logistics support for remaining intermediate- and intercontinental-range ballistic missile targets. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable and fixed-price-incentive contract covers flight test support for the remaining intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) targets in MDA’s inventory, as well as […]