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Air Force Completes $1.27 Billion Upgrade for B-1B Fleet

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

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Air Force Completes $1.27 Billion Upgrade for B-1B Fleet

On Jan. 21, 2014, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Myers, B-1B Lancer pilot, completed a flight at Dyess AFB, Texas in the first operational B-1B with the Integrated Battle Station (IBS) upgrade (Air Force Photo)

The Air Force said on Sept. 24 that it has finished a $1.27 billion Integrated Battle Station (IBS) upgrade for its fleet of Boeing [BA] B-1B bombers--a program that began in 2004 when the Air Force combined three separate cockpit modifications to save costs on hardware, software, and installation. Boeing has been the IBS contractor since then after buying Rockwell International's aircraft business. The first two B-1Bs with Boeing-installed IBS were test planes delivered in 2012, while the first of…

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