Air Force officials proposed the retirement of 17 structurally deficient B-1Bs in 2021 so that maintenance dollars and manpower can be…
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B-1B Finale? USAF Could Retire Part of its Lancer Fleet to Free Funds for B-21 Raider
by Dario LeoneBoeing is analyzing the structure of the B-1B for the USAF and preliminary results appear to have the service thinking that…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF has only 6 Fully Combat Ready B-1B Strategic Bombers
by Dario LeoneOf the fleet of 61 B-1B Lancers, 15 are in depot maintenance and 39 aircraft are down for inspections or other…
Work, which is expected to be completed by Apr. 11, 2029, will be performed at Boeing’s plant in Oklahoma City. The…
- Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF B-1B fleet grounded again due to issues with ejection seat
The issue is believed to be unrelated to a problem with ejection seat (egress) components that forced a B-1 from Dyess…
- Military Aviation
Celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the Combat Debut of the B-1B Lancer
by Dario LeoneIn December 1998 the B-1B would get the nod to make its combat debut as part of a four-day military response,…
- Military Aviation
Edwards BAF provides B-1B’s AN/ALQ-161A countermeasure system with a simulated threat radio frequency environment for first time
by Dario LeoneMore than 64 test points from 129 test runs were collected against the B-1B Lancer AN/ALQ-161A electronic countermeasure system Recently, innovators…
The threat of using strategic bombers can be enough to change the enemy’s mind With the ability to carry almost any…
- Military AviationWeapons
F/A-18 Super Hornet to conduct first LRASM live firing test this year
by Dario LeoneInstead the B-1B will carry two more testing of the LRASM before the weapon is operational on the bomber The first…
The 70-minute, 250-mile flight path was within reach of the Rogers Dry Lake runways during which B-1A basic flight evaluation was…
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