Slim had no problems communicatin' with them God D*mn Rooskies in Dr Strangelove
Posted on 09/30/2009 6:08:14 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The B-52 aircraft deployed as part of the U.S. Air Force fleet are to be equipped with secure Extremely High Frequency Communication Systems to enable them to remain in contact with other elements of the military in space, in the air and on the ground. The revolutionary EHF has been found to be more reliable and less susceptible to atmospheric conditions than other frequencies.
The Boeing Co. said Tuesday it received a $5.4 million initial contract to begin work on developing technologies required to integrate the new EHF satellite communication system on the U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet.
No timeline for having the system in place has been mentioned, but it may be some time before the B-52 aircraft get fitted out with EHF equipment.
The Extremely High Frequency system will enable the exchange of information through what the security industry calls the Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals. FAB-T is designed to enable communication with the B-52 from ground, air and space platforms.
Boeing said it had won authorization to begin work on the first of three contract increments that will entail planning, risk mitigation and development of system requirements.
Increment Two will cover the design and installation of the FAB-T communication hardware, the company said, while Increment Three will integrate the new system into the Global Information Grid.
Total contract value is expected to be more than $100 million, Boeing said.
Scot Oathout, B-52 program manager for Boeing, said the EHF upgrade is one of many upgrades being installed on the USAF B-52 fleet.
Once installed, the EHF and the rest of the improvements will enable crew on board the aircraft to be better aware of the situation around them and make the warplane more effective in the battlefield.
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BUFF lives!
Slim had no problems communicatin' with them God D*mn Rooskies in Dr Strangelove
Will this replace the CRM114?
Thanks for the post!
No Problem
I too love those B-52s. When I stationed on Guam I used to love watching them take off and land. Noisy as can be, but I great plane.
I trained on them.
Ride that baby right to Iran’s uranium enrichment plants.
Oh and by the way after Israel gets done with your country, Imabadhairdyejob, the new name of your country will be “glass”.
And the blood of about 25 million dead Iranians will be on your hands.
Major T.J. “King” Kong.
BUFF.
5.56mm
Is this the bomber that has 8 engines?
Just hope they don’t put in the self destruct switch.
Yep.
My dad was in SAC. I remember them warming up the engines and the whole house shaking and when they flew over the house vibrations were more intense than a tornado I was caught in once.
parsy, who can still remember
I remember the story of when someone who was flying one these babies, and they had requested an emergency landing because one of the engines had gone out, and the tower radioed back something like ‘Ah yes, the dreaded 7-engine landing!’. Sure was a funny line to me.
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