August 13, 2009 Military Aviation News

Boeing B-1 Upgraded With Fully Integrated Data Link Completes 1st Flight

08/13/2009

Boeing on July 29 successfully completed the first flight of a B-1 bomber upgraded with the Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL). This upgrade includes new processors, color displays and communications architecture, enhancing B-1 crews' situational awareness and communications capability. The U.S. Air Force 419th Test Squadron conducted the flight from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

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