Air Force B-52 Bombers Are Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs For The First Time in Nearly a Decade
US MILITARY ARMY
2019-09-01
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Air Force B-52 Bombers Are Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs For The First Time in Nearly a Decade
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana - Laser-Guided Bomb Units, commonly referred to as LGB's, were dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress for the first time in nearly a decade during an operational test performed by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron here,
The munitions used to be dropped from the bomb bay of the jet using a cluster bomb rack system, but the method raised safety concerns and the practice was eliminated. We've still been able to utilize LGB's underneath the wings of the B-52, but they don't do very well when carried externally because they are susceptible to icing and other weather conditions, said Lt. Col. Joseph Little, 49th TES commander
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana - Laser-Guided Bomb Units, commonly referred to as LGB's, were dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress for the first time in nearly a decade during an operational test performed by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron here,
The munitions used to be dropped from the bomb bay of the jet using a cluster bomb rack system, but the method raised safety concerns and the practice was eliminated. We've still been able to utilize LGB's underneath the wings of the B-52, but they don't do very well when carried externally because they are susceptible to icing and other weather conditions, said Lt. Col. Joseph Little, 49th TES commander
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