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Boeing to Upgrade the B-52’s Communication Systems

BoeingLogoBoeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has won a $76 million contract to modernize the communication systems of the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber fleet as the military aims to improve aircraft capability and resilience.

Under the combat network communications technology contract, Boeing will provide tools and spare parts to upgrade and maintain the B-52 bombers at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, according to a company statement.

Scheduled to begin in late 2014, the improvements aim to help the USAF crew members change tasks and re-target weapons during flight, as well as share information with ground forces.

Currently, aircrews upload mission details to the B-52 bomber before a flight.

The upgrade will also add computing network with workstations to every crew post and a centralized digital interphone with noise-cancelling feature to enable aircrews to communicate on headsets.

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