Few jets deliver raw power like the Rockwell B-1B Lancer. These low takeoffs show the bomber at full thrust, ripping over the runway with a sound that feels physical. The ground shakes, the airfield ...
Around 45 B-1B bombers remain in service, giving the USAF 45% of its peak strength, while another 27 are in varying condition in storage.
The Air Force is trying to buy time and magazine depth by turning the B-1B into a heavier-hitting standoff weapons carrier.
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 new head of Air Force Global Strike Command offers us an exclusive look at the B-21 program in his first interview since ...