The 'Math' Doesn't Work for the B-1B Lancer (As in Too Old): Key Ideas - The U.S. Air Force faces a strategic nightmare with its B-1B Lancer bomber fleet. -The aging but still capable supersonic ...

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly in formation during a bomber air demonstration over the U.S. Southern Command area ...

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At its first participation in Red Flag in three years, B-1B Lancer bombers of the 9th Bomb Squadron (9th BS) “Bats” from Dyess AFB, Texas, flew daily round-trip sorties to the Nevada Test and Firing ...

The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six Load Adaptable Modular pylons under the fuselage to carry heavy standoff munitions and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a ...

Marking 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer remains a cornerstone of US conventional airpower, capable of long-range strikes, soon to be phased out as the B-21 Raider enters service. The United ...

U.S. and South Korea conduct combined air drill with B-1B bomber SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea criticised the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with ...

In October 2025, the United States Air Force dispatched two B-1B Lancer bombers to South America, leading some to wonder why they're still being flown. After all, the B-1B is an old aircraft, having ...

The “temporarily” relocated unit was originally slated to last 10 months and has nearly concluded, as Ellsworth AFB announced this week that the B-1B Lancers are coming home. It was a year ago, in ...

SEOUL, April 15 (UPI) --The United States deployed B-1B strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in joint air drills with South Korea, Seoul's military said Tuesday, the latest show of force by the ...

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 ...

SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) - North Korea criticised the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an "open threat" to ...