There are only 45 B-1Bs still in service in the U.S. Air Force, but the relevance of the aircraft in the present day is a mission that the designers never intended to emphasize: launching big ...

The B-1B Lancer remains relevant today not because of the Cold War promise that the aircraft might penetrate a thick radar ...

The B-1B came back from the dead thanks to a doctrinal shift in how US bombers should operate and the need for a bridge ahead of the B-2 Spirit.

The formation featured two B‑1B Lancers from Ellsworth, two F‑15C Eagles from the Fresno Air National Guard Base, and four Navy aircraft—two F/A‑18E Super Hornets and two F‑35C Lightning IIs from ...

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 ...

The B-1 Lancer program was curtailed in the 1970s as an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. That changed when Ronald Reagan entered office. The B-1B Lancer was conceived as a key leg of America’s ...

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The U.S. Air Force wants to upgrade or replace the towed-decoy system on the Rockwell International B-1B Lancer bomber. The decades-old Raytheon ALE-50 towed decoy is designed to divert incoming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Air Force colonel set to take over Ellsworth Air Force Base's 28th Bomb Wing later this month harshly criticized the culture of ...

Joining the bombers will be two F-15C Eagle fighters, air superiority aircraft that have defended US skies for decades. Instantly recognisable with twin tails and powerful engines, F-15Cs bring a ...

Two commercial flights were canceled Tuesday evening after a U.S. Air Force strategic bomber blocked a shared runway in northeastern Japan, according to local media reports. Trouble with a B-1B Lancer ...