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US Air Force to Upgrade B-52 Bombers with Gigabit Weapons Pylons
The US Air Force plans to equip 75 B-52 strategic bombers with advanced digital weapons pylons featuring gigabit connectivity and fiber-optic networks. The upgrade supports heavier munitions and aims to extend the aircraft's service life toward 100 years. This modernizes a decades-old platform with cutting-edge networking technology.
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While the B-52's longevity is impressive, the real story is how legacy military hardware is being retrofitted with modern networking, a trend with implications for defense tech spending.
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75 B-52 strategic bombers set to get gigabit connectivity and a fiber-optic network for their weapons pylons as part of a huge upgrade to keep them going till it reaches almost 100 →
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