MastanKhan
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Hi,
That is true, but we need to see what B-52 is. It is essentially a simple Truck...an 18 wheeler that can carry tonnes of bombs. It was never relevant in the cold war SAM crazy days and neither today with potent Air to Air and SAM systems. B-52 comes in after your high tech SEAD fighters have destroyed this infrastructure, and they simply go in, drop the bombs.
However, over the years 'carpet bombing' has evolved into more like a specific target shoot out with guided missiles. So you don't really need a heavy bomber like that, gone are the days of Vietnam of Korea or WWII where entire cities needed to be wasted. So by it role it can remain in service as long as it's physical structure holds up....whether that is another 30 years or hundred years. Or you can use it as a platform for EW conversion.
Sir,
This is a totally different B 52------. It is possibly going to have a massive aesa radar and jammers----it will carry long range air to ground missiles on rotary launchers----it will also be able to carry LR BVR missiles as---and would be taking all the air superiority fighters from longer distances that the other aircraft can counter from.
It will have a Rotary Weapons Bay that can carry a variety of offensive and air superiority weapons----
Upgrades aim to extend B-52 bombers' already long lives - latimes
And you guys know what the funny thing is----a writer by the name of Dale Brown wrote about this aircraft in his work of fiction in 1987-----.
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