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May 5th 10, 02:45 AM
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B-1B Lancer - Formation
From the AF.mil website - Bobbing and weaving all over the skies of New Mexico....
Tom - http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123202955 Photo essay: Dyess B-1Bs train over New Mexico Posted 5/4/2010 by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald 99th Air Bomb Wing Public Affairs Office 5/4/2010 - OVER NEW MEXICO (AFNS) -- B-1B Lancers participate in a training mission over New Mexico Feb. 24. The aircraft are assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Photo Caption- A two-ship of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly in formation over New Mexico during a training mission Feb. 24, 2010. Dyess celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first B-1B bomber arriving at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) 
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May 5th 10, 02:56 AM
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B-1B Lancer - Formation
"Tom" wrote in message ... From the AF.mil website - Bobbing and weaving all over the skies of New Mexico.... Tom - What is the device mounted on the belly of the ship in the foreground of this picture? -- Jim in NC
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May 5th 10, 03:34 AM
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B-1B Lancer - Formation
Don't know for sure...but I'm sure someone out here will tell us!
My guess is targeting.... Anyhow here's a crop and blowup of the device.... Tom On 5/4/2010 9:56 PM, Morgans wrote: wrote in message ... From the AF.mil website - Bobbing and weaving all over the skies of New Mexico.... Tom - What is the device mounted on the belly of the ship in the foreground of this picture?
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May 5th 10, 04:28 AM
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"Tom" wrote in message ... Don't know for sure...but I'm sure someone out here will tell us! My guess is targeting.... Anyhow here's a crop and blowup of the device.... From the blowup, it does not look like dropable explosives, to me. Camera to film the exercises? How about a housing for ALE-50 towed decoy countermeasure pods? It seems weird to mount a non stealth object on an external hard point on a fairly stealthy plane. Since the B1-B's are known to carry the ALE-50 regularly, it seems odd to have it carried externally like that, I would think. -- Jim in NC
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May 5th 10, 07:38 AM
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The bevelled front end would suggest it is some kind of optical device,
perhaps a laser range finder, but then I might be completely wrong... Cheers Steven
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May 6th 10, 12:40 AM
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On Wed, 05 May 2010 06:38:56 GMT, Steven wrote:
The bevelled front end would suggest it is some kind of optical device, perhaps a laser range finder, but then I might be completely wrong... Cheers Steven Its called a sniper pod http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Sniper_XR
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