The B-21 will be available for service around 2026 or 2027. While the first B-21 is expected to roll out in…
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B-1B fatigue test started in 2012 will end next year after simulated 73 years of flying
by Dario LeoneThe plan is to stress the B-1B fuselage to a “certified service life” of 27,000 hours, while its wing is being…
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The renderings show the B-21 in hangars at the three locations where the nation’s newest stealth bomber will be housed –…
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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…
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Robins AFB, Georgia, and Hill AFB, Utah, will support Tinker AFB to ensure the advanced B-21 Raider is maintained The U.S.…
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The B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization program is facing delays. Instead, of delivering the end product in 2022, the USAF now…
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The threat of using strategic bombers can be enough to change the enemy’s mind With the ability to carry almost any…
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The B-21 Raider will replace B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft The U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced that will bed down the…
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USAF to start B-52 re-engine competition in the first quarter of 2019
by Dario LeoneThe USAF is looking to acquire at least 608 new, commercially available turbofan engines to replace the eight Pratt & Whitney…
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FUNDING FOR B-52 RE-ENGINE PROGRAM WILL UNLIKELY BE APPROVED BEFORE 2020
by Dario LeoneThe B-52 re-engine program will have to fit in the budget at the same time as the Air Force’s new B-21…