US Air Force completes final B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification

摘要

The US Air Force (USAF) has completed its final installation of an Integrated Battle Station (IBS) onto a Rockwell B-1B Lancer strategic bomber, according to a service statement. The IBS was the largest, most complicated modification ever performed on the B-1 and has given the aircraft's flight deck a whole new look. The upgrade improves aircraft situational awareness with colour displays and enhanced navigation and communication systems that are projected to enhance B-1B mission readiness, Lieutenant Colonel James Couch, 10th Flight Test Squadron commander, was quoted by the USAF as saying.