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The B-52 becomes a network enabled platform

Washington, USA - The well known American bomber to be adapted to operate in the modern strategic environment

Despite the age, it does not seem that the B-53 Stratofortress is destined to be retired from the operative activities soon. With more than 40 years' honourable service, the big bomber of the US Air Force proves ready to be involved by the nth update process, which will deal this time with part of the avionics components in order to make it a platform able to really operate in a network enabled environment....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 108852
Rome, Italy, 11/30/2004 16:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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