After nearly 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer is heading for retirement in the 2030s. -The Air Force cites aging, fatigue-prone airframes and soaring maintenance that’s left mission-capable rates ...

Key Points and Summary - The Air Force’s External Heavy-Stores Pylon program (about $50M in FY26) will equip B-1B Lancers with new load-adaptable pylons, adding thousands of pounds of external ...

The bombers will fly Ally-led missions to practice high-threat air operations and refine skills in the find, fix, track and target process. Three U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived in Norway ...

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 ...

As a product of the Cold War, the Rockwell B-1 is one of the oldest platforms to continue to fly for the Air Force. Despite its age, the formidable supersonic heavy bomber remains a lethal deterrent ...

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft and Allied fighter jets flying in formation over the Monument of Freedom in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 19, 2025. The Bomber Task Force Europe exercise demonstrated NATO air ...

At its first participation in Red Flag in three years, B-1B Lancer bombers of the 9th Bomb Squadron (9th BS) “Bats” from Dyess AFB, Texas, flew daily round-trip sorties to the Nevada Test and Firing ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new bombers will replace the aging B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit fleets. Each B-21 bomber is reported to cost approximately $692 million in 2022 dollars. The U.S. Air Force's second B-21 Raider ...