The $76 million Conect upgrade will be performed by Boeing
and covers a low-rate initial production of the first Conect kits, along with spare parts, maintenance and service at Tinker AFB here.
In July 2013, the Air Force began a fleet-wide technological upgrade of its B-52 bombers
called Combat Network Communications Technology(Conect) to modernize electronics, communications technology, computing, and avionics on the flight deck.