B 52 Conect A Reboot For The Digital Age Air Force Article Display

B 52 Conect A Reboot For The Digital Age Air Force Article Display B 52 conect: a reboot for the digital age. barksdale air force base, la. (afns) one thing is certain: it's not your father's b 52. the b 52 stratofortress has been the air force's star long range strategic heavy bomber and premier standoff weapon for more than 50 years. for generations, the b 52 has successfully executed missions all over. Williams summed up the conect upgrades by saying they would help convert the b 52 from an analog aircraft to a digital platform for today's warfighter. "it is taking the b 52 from a rotary dial phone to a smartphone," williams said. with the conect upgrades in place, the b 52 will be well equipped to enter the digital age.

B 52 Conects To The Digital Age Wright Patterson Afb Article Displa With digital display screens, computer network servers and real time communication uplinks, the b 52 of the future will be far removed from the final batch that was delivered to minot air force base, n.d., in 1962. the combat network communications technology, or conect, program will help thrust the b 52 into the modern era. Munitions on display demonstrate the full capabilities of the b 52 stratofortress, a bomber in the air force. (u.s. air force photo tech . Eventually, all b 52h aircraft will have the new system. conect gives the b 52 a digital "backbone," enabling aircrew to receive digital tasking messages and real time intelligence and threat data from multiple sources. all crew stations on the aircraft will be digitally linked, enabling information sharing while in flight, greatly improving. B 52 conect: a reboot for the digital age. by airman 1st class joseph raatz air force global strike command public affairs. 7 26 2013 barksdale air force base, la. (afns) one thing is certain.

B 52 Conects To The Digital Age Tinker Air Force Base Article Eventually, all b 52h aircraft will have the new system. conect gives the b 52 a digital "backbone," enabling aircrew to receive digital tasking messages and real time intelligence and threat data from multiple sources. all crew stations on the aircraft will be digitally linked, enabling information sharing while in flight, greatly improving. B 52 conect: a reboot for the digital age. by airman 1st class joseph raatz air force global strike command public affairs. 7 26 2013 barksdale air force base, la. (afns) one thing is certain. “things change so quickly now, that you simply can’t take 20 to 30 hour old data into the fight with you any longer,” said alan williams, the deputy program element monitor at air force global strike command. Capt. shane dow, aircraft commander, left, and capt. kevin wiemann, co pilot, both with the 20th bomb squadron out of barksdale air force base, la., perform pre flight checks onboard the 12th b 52 to receive the conect upgrade. the digital upgrade will allow the flightcrew to send and receive almost instant data vital to their missions.

B 52 Still A Force To Be Reckoned With Air Force Article Disp “things change so quickly now, that you simply can’t take 20 to 30 hour old data into the fight with you any longer,” said alan williams, the deputy program element monitor at air force global strike command. Capt. shane dow, aircraft commander, left, and capt. kevin wiemann, co pilot, both with the 20th bomb squadron out of barksdale air force base, la., perform pre flight checks onboard the 12th b 52 to receive the conect upgrade. the digital upgrade will allow the flightcrew to send and receive almost instant data vital to their missions.