Clearance for the B-1B Lancer bomber to use the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) against moving targets in conjunction with the Sniper targeting pod has been granted by the US Air Force. The bomber has used Sniper in combat since 2008, but the Sustainment Block-14B/Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod Phase II upgrade allows the pod's laser to track a moving target and send constant updates to the aircraft's avionics systems through a laptop computer. Developmental and operational testing has paved the way for the 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, to become the first B-l unit to use the new SB-14B/LCTP2-Laser JDAM pairing in combat.
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