The B-1B Lancer has spent recent years shuttling between deployments and groundings as maintainers struggle to keep a shrinking fleet airworthy. In fiscal year 2023 its mission capable rate fell below ...

Summary and Key Points: The B-1B Lancer has carried the Air Force for decades, blending range and payload with the ability to fly fast and low. -But the same design choices that made it valuable in ...

The B-1B came back from the dead thanks to a doctrinal shift in how US bombers should operate and the need for a bridge ahead of the B-2 Spirit.

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 B-1B Lancer was conceived as a key leg of America’s ...

The U.S. Air Force is pushing to arm the B-1 bomber with dozens of stealthy cruise missiles. It could carry as many as 36 anti-ship or land-attack cruise missiles. The transparent amount of firepower ...

Joining the bombers will be two F-15C Eagle fighters, air superiority aircraft that have defended US skies for decades. Instantly recognisable with twin tails and powerful engines, F-15Cs bring a ...

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $4.5-billion contract to sustain the B-1B bomber fleet for the next 15 years. Boeing also will be responsible for upgrades on the aircraft. This content requires a ...