The USAF will receive the first two updated B-52s with new engines for flight testing by the end of 2025. According to AFM, it appears to be a more powerful and interference-resistant satellite navigation and/or communication system. The Boeing company’s press office stated that the covers are not included in the current modernisation programme but needed to clarify their role. Two massive semicircular overlays are seen near the wing roots on the fuselage. Undoubtedly, the aircraft will also undergo a general check, the replacement of worn-out components, and a variety of partial repairs and enhancements.
B 52 cockpit update#
The update will facilitate the removal of one crew member. In addition to receiving new engines and radar, the B-52 will receive a redesigned cockpit, a “hybrid” analogue-digital engine control system, and enhanced navigation and communication equipment. The above ammo types will enable the B-52 to attack an enemy with sophisticated air defences.ī-52H Stratofortress modernised cockpit. The JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) family, which includes the anti-ship variant of the LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile), is also on the list of possible armaments.
The B-52 should be deployable with the ARRW as early as next year. Multiple ARRW tests have been successful in the past few months. In addition, the B-52’s ability to penetrate hostile territory at a low altitude well above enemy territory is no longer considered the B-52 will primarily carry long-range missiles.ĪGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) hypersonic missiles with a range of 1,600 kilometres or the forthcoming LRSO (Long-Range Stand-Off) nuclear missile with an anticipated range of more than 2,500 kilometres are probable. The new radar and targeting containers will be able to communicate with one another, combine their data, and show it on new LCD monitors in the cockpit. A new radar and Litening or Sniper containers will assume the complex’s duties. The EVS complex was primarily utilised for low-altitude (night) flights, reconnaissance and observation missions, and the use of the aircraft’s armament systems. These were also eliminated as part of the cockpit’s refurbishment. Two black-and-white panels provided information from the EVS system in the cockpit. The AN/ASQ-151 Electro-Optical Viewing System (EVS) reconnaissance-navigation complex’s powerful daylight / thermal imaging optoelectronic sensors were removed from the B-52’s characteristic lower “chin” when the aircraft was upgraded.
B 52 cockpit install#
The initiative to install new radars is separate from replacing the engines and will occur early. According to ASFM, this will enable the installation of more powerful electronic warfare systems under the bomber’s nose. The new radar is significantly lighter and smaller than the original AN/APQ-166 mechanical radar. The nose was also redesigned in conjunction with the new derivative of AN/APG-79 radar from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters.
B 52 cockpit upgrade#
B-52H Stratofortress upgrade illustration. According to Air & Space Forces Magazine (ASFM), the first publication to present a visual of the modified B-52, the higher-mounted engines are intended to boost ground clearance, which will, among other things, lessen the suction of foreign objects during takeoff or landing.
The newly shaped nacelles with TF33-PW-10 engines are positioned higher and further forward than the original nacelles. The modified B-52, also known as the B-52J or B-52K, is illustrated in a computer depiction that reveals several modifications. Royal Australian Air Force MRTT mid air refueling Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI
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