B-1s or theater war
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The B-1B bomber of the Air Force has been designated to play an important role in the event of a conventional war involving the US. The bomber previously has been reserved only for nuclear warfare, especially during the Cold War era. As a result of arms treaties, the end of the Cold War and a reorganization of combat air forces, the so-called Bone aircraft is made to take conventional warfare tasks. Also, the aircraft is currently at the end of its five-year program to upgrade its avionics and weapons systems. The decision to change the aircraft's role came after the Gulf War.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 1998
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Military lasers high and low
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The US Air Force has announced the development of its Airborne Laser (ABL) platform, the nearest-term hardkill laser for the US military. ABL is designed to orbit the skies near the forward edge of a battlefield and watch for the launch of enemy theater-range ballistic missiless with its infrared search-and-track devices. The ABL platform will then focus a beam of light 15 inches in diameter on the missile skin, causing the missile to explode. The ABL will also determine the launch location and pass the information on to attack aircraft.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 1999
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The problem of outdated avionics
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One pressing problem facing the US Air Force (USAF) is keeping pace with the rapid development in avionics. It seems that the only possible solution is that every new electronics system installed in USAF aircraft should be an open architechture. An open avionics architechture is a system that can easily accept new avionics technology, allowing the USAF to easily keep its aircraft up-to-date. Even the avionics industry agrees to a totally open system since it ensures a steady and predictable cash flow.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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