Ruston, LA – Louisiana Tech University engineering students have made significant contributions to the development of a new prototype towbar for the B-52 Stratofortress, an effort aimed at enhancing global operations for the Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept. The project, a collaboration between Louisiana Tech, STRIKEWERX, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the University of Dayton Research Institute, seeks to improve the transportability and assembly efficiency of the critical equipment.