U.S. Air Force awards $23 million contract for B-1

Today the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $23 million follow-on contract (Phase II) for the B-1 Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod Software upgrade.  Phase I was completed in April of this year.  The upgrade (with its unique system of interchangeable "sniper" pods controlled by laptops) will allow this cold-war relic to more accurately track and identify both stationary and moving targets.  In fact, for stationary targets, the pod will automatically relay their GPS coordinates to the B-1's weapons systems, thereby eliminating the need to manually input the coordinates.  Lord knows what could result if the weapons officer was off by one degree.

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