The B-1B Lancer was born as a low-level nuclear penetrator aimed at the Soviet Union, then reinvented as America’s ...

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 ...

Even as the B-1B Lancer is on track to be retired in the mid-2030s to make way for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the Air Force has continued to enhance its capabilities. This week, aerospace giant ...

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 ...

Lt. Col. Alvarez, a B-1B weapons systems officer and commander of the 345th Bomb Squadron, joins a short list of aircrew who have amassed 5,000-plus flying hours in the B-1B. Lt. Col. Eric Alvarez, a ...

ABILENE, Texas — Airmen and crew celebrated 40 years of the B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base on Friday. The reunion was made up of members of the B-1B Bomber Association. A mix of present and past ...

The B-1 remains the sole purely conventional bomber in the US Air Force’s inventory. As of this month, the US Air Force’s B-1B “Lancer” bomber has operated from the service’s Dyess Base in Texas for ...

Bombers have essentially been around since the earliest days of aviation. It didn't take long for people to realize that dropping explosives from high altitudes caused widespread damage. As early as ...

The United States has reinforced its military presence in the western Pacific to deter rivals Russia, China and North Korea by deploying four B-1B bombers to Japan. The U.S. Pacific Air Forces ...

An Air Force colonel set to take over Ellsworth Air Force Base's 28th Bomb Wing later this month harshly criticized the culture of the South Dakota bomber squadrons he's preparing to oversee in a ...

Northrop Grumman is contracted to produce at least 100 of the long-range strike aircraft, which will carry conventional and nuclear weapons. The new bombers will replace the aging B-1B Lancer and B-2 ...

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, ...