March 21 2019
The U.S. Air Force has begun store separation tests to evaluate the effects of the integration of a new targeting pod on the B-1B bomber, reports the Air Force News Service.
The new pod configuration features enhanced avionics, improving the ability of the crew to locate targets, said an Air Force official.
Wind-tunnel testing began earlier this year at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., to evaluate how the new targeting pod affects stores released by the bomber, said a service release...
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