Boeing Awarded $30 Million U.S. Air Force Contract to Upgrade B-52s
Boeing has been awarded a $30 million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade the B-52 bomber fleet's Integrated Weapons Interface Units (IWIU).
Boeing will replace the current, three-piece interface units with a single, state-of-the-art IWIU. Boeing will deliver the first kit in October 2008.
The B-52H Integrated Weapon Interface Unit (IWIU) program is a newly developed Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) which will replace the current 1980s developed LRU's which are becoming unsupportable. The LRU's currently installed in the Stub Pylon/Heavy Stores Adapter Beam (SP/HSAB) provide the command and control link between the B-52H Offensive Avionics System and all "smart" MIL-STD 1760 current and future weapons carried on the B-52H.
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Boeing Awarded $30 Million U.S. Air Force Contract to Upgrade B-52s
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