The B-52 bomber’s Conventional Rotary Launcher was previously limited to powering up four munitions at one time or else the circuit breakers would blow. A new upgrade to the electrical system was tested successfully on Feb. 11.
Aircraft armament systems specialists assigned to the 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from a Conventional Rotary Launcher at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, February 9, 2019. The munitions were placed on the CRL by Reserve Citizen Airmen during a test to see if the weapons platform could power on eight JASSM’s at one time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Maxwell Daigle)
With the upgrade, the aircrew can now power up to eight munitions, increasing the bomber’s lethality in combat.
