KC-135 will soon be able to defend itself using the Gladiator Pod

The U.S. Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) is planning to modify two KC-135s to equip them with a new communications, sensors and defensive pod.

On December 15, 2020, the National Guard Bureau named the Utah Air National Guard as the interim KC-135 Test Detachment for AATC. Under the agreement the 151st ARW will provide aircraft, aircrew, and maintenance support.

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B-1B getting new radar instrumentation system

Northrop Grumman is designing a new radar instrumentation system for the B-1B bomber under a $2.3 million contract.

Airmen attached to the 7th Bomb Wing of the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force, perform maintenance on the B-1 bomber’s radar system April 12, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a engineering services order to improve radar support for the aircraft Feb. 11, 2021 (Air Force Courtesy File Photo)

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