B-52 with modified bomb bay to begin testing

A modified B-52 Conventional Rotary Launcher with MIL-STD-1760 capability has been installed at Edwards Air Force Base.

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U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka

The 419th Flight Test Squadron will soon test the aircraft’s ability to employ JDAMs from the internal bomb bay of the B-52H.

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