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Block B: Block B gave the B-1B an improved Synthetic Aperture Radar, as well as some upgrades to to the Defensive Countermeasures System, which improved its maintainability and provided a reduced false alarm rate.
Block C: Block C "Enhanced Capability" provided for delivery of up to 30 Cluster Bomb Units (CBUs) per sortie for enhanced conventional capability against advancing armor.
Block D: Block D "Near Precision Capability" gives B-1 aircrews increased abilities to accurately put bombs on target with improved weapons and targeting systems, as well as giving them advanced secure communications capabilities.
Block E: Block E "Standoff Capability" upgrades the current avionics computer suite and integrates Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) and Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) for standoff capability (FY02). Initially Block E was confined to cComputer and WCMD upgrades and Block F the DSUP integration upgrade, with a Phase III Block G "Standoff Capability" containing the JSOW & JASSM integration upgrades.
Block F: Block F improves
the aircraft’s electronic countermeasures’ situational awareness and jamming
capabilities.
The Towed Decoy System (TDS)
provides an interim improvement in the survivability of the B-1B in a hostile
environment until the Defensive System Upgrade Program is complete.
The Defensive Systems Upgrade
Program (DSUP) is a major modification to the defensive system on the B-1B.
It provides improved threat warning to the aircrew and enhances the survivability
of the B-1B in a hostile environment. DSUP will replace the current defensive
system, the ALQ-161, with the ALR-56M radar warning receiver and the Navy-developed
IDECM radio frequency jamming system, which includes a fiber optic towed
decoy (FOTD).
Block G: Block G Initially Block E was confined to cComputer and WCMD upgrades and Block F the DSUP integration upgrade, with a Phase III Block G "Standoff Capability" containing the JSOW & JASSM integration upgrades.