Key Points and Summary - This piece traces how the B-1B Lancer, conceived as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, reinvented itself as a conventional strike workhorse. -Entering service in 1986, the ...
The B-1B and B-2 bombers' designs are strikingly different because they are designed with fundamentally different mission ...
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 ...
As the US Air Force shifts focus to fighting contested airspace, the B-1B Lancer’s average stealth features make it less suitable for modern near-peer conflicts. After decades of long-range, ...