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B-52 Stratofortress from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron,
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted a successful simulated hypersonic kill chain employment from sensor to shooter and back during
During the more than 13-hour sortie from Barksdale AFB to Alaska and back, the B-52 was able to receive target data from sensors via the All-Domain Operations Capability experiment, or ADOC-E, more than 1,000 nautical miles away miles away at
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Once it received the data from the ADOC-E, the bomber then was able to successfully take a simulated shot of the target from 600 nautical miles away using an AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon.
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USAF B-53 Stratofortress
A B-52 bomber conducted a simulated hypersonic kill chain employment sensor to shooter test during Northern Edge 21 (NE21) exercise on May 5, 2021.
The B52 Stratofortress from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, flew more than 13-hour sortie from Barksdale AFB, La. to Alaska and back. NE21 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercise designed to provided realistic war fighter training, develop and improve joint interoperability, and enhance the combat readiness of participating forces, a USAF release said Friday.
The B-52 was able to receive target data from sensors via the All-Domain Operations Capability experiment (ADOC-E), more than 1,000 nautical miles away miles away at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Once it received the data from the ADOC-E, the bomber then was able to successfully take a simulated shot of th