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The B-1B Lancer Bomber Has A Sad Message for the Air Force

Dr. Brent M. Eastwood argues the B-1B Lancer still has a role, even as the Air Force eyes retirement and the stealthy B-21 Raider comes online in the 2030s. -The “Bone” is aging, maintenance-heavy, ...
The B-1B Lancer, affectionately known as the "Bone," is a striking piece of military hardware. The first thing you'll notice about it is its design. It looks like something straight out of a sci-fi ...
The idea of B-1B “zombie” bombers clawing their way back from the boneyard into front-line service captures a powerful image ...
Infrastructure upgrades are necessary to be able to field the upcoming B-21 stealth aircraft. An entire fleet of B-1B Lancers has been relocated to North Dakota and Guam, the first mass movement of ...
The United States has dispatched supersonic B-1B bombers to Japan, a key treaty ally in the Western Pacific region, to reinforce stability in the contested region. Japan is part of the first island ...
The United States has sent at least four bombers to a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean amid tensions in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Korean Peninsula. The American ...
The origins of American-made bomber aircraft go back to the first World War with the introduction of the Martin Aircraft GMB-1, which was launched in 1918. From this early aircraft made of fabric and ...
As a product of the Cold War, the Rockwell B-1 is one of the oldest platforms to continue to fly for the Air Force. Despite its age, the formidable supersonic heavy bomber remains a lethal deterrent ...