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    49 TES, SBIR contractors connect B-52 to Iridium Satellite constellation

    The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contractors to improve the communication capabilities in the B-52 Stratofortress. This event culminated in a June 29, 2021 demonstration that connected the B-52 to the International Marine/Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) constellation with the ultimate goal of fielding this commercial off the shelf (COTS) system with an Iridium Certus terminal.
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    Laser Guided Bombs back in the belly of the B-52

    Reserve Citizen Airmen and active-duty Airmen teamed up to test Laser-Guided Bomb Units on the Conventional Rotary Launcher. It is the first step in trying to use the munitions from the bomb bay of the jet. It has been a decade since they were last employed in this manner.
  • A B1-B Lancer from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and a B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. sit on the ramp at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. on July 30, 2016. Aircrew brought the 53rd Wing bombers to allow wing personnel an opportunity to see one of their geographically separated aircraft up close. (U.S. Army photo/SGT Michael Parnell)

    B-1B and B-52 visit the 53d Wing at Eglin AFB

    While conducting operational test sorties in the area members of the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Dyess AFB and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron from Barksdale AFB displayed a B-1B Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress at Eglin Air Force Base on July 30, 2019.
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