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The Rockwell B-1 Lancer [b] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force.It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [2] [3] As of 2024, it is one of the United States Air Force's three strategic bombers, along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress.
Rockwell B-1 Lancer, a 1974 USAF heavy bomber aircraft; Bensen B-1, a Bensen aircraft; Blackburn B-1, a 1938 British twin-engined four-seat touring aircraft; Boeing B-1, a 1919 seaplane; Huff-Daland XB-1, a 1927 American biplane bomber
B-1B 1986-1994 366th Wing: 34 BS: Ellsworth AFB, SD Mountain Home AFB, ID: B-1B 1994-1997 1997-2002 Redesignated 366th Fighter Wing: 384th Bomb Wing: 28 BS: McConnell Air Force Base, KS: B-1B 1987-1994 412th Test Wing: 419 FTS: Edwards AFB, CA: B-1B 1992–present 96th Bombardment Wing: 337 BS 338th Combat Crew Training Squadron (CCTS) 4018 ...
A B-1B bomber launching an internally carried Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile. The B-1B can carry up to 24 LRASMs in its internal weapons bay, and between 6-12 on external hardpoints. U.S. Air Force
It was repaired by the Japanese and used for training to develop fighter tactics against the B-17. The eventual fate of this aircraft is unknown. The group was in the process of moving to the Philippines when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Six of the Group's B-17 aircraft left Utah on 5 December for deployment to the Far ...
The lead aircraft was finally ... gradually replacing by 2040 the Air Force’s 20 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and 45 B-1 Lancer supersonic bombers. However, around 75 older, but more cost ...
During the training, the B-1B dropped Joint Direct Attack Munitions while being escorted by South Korean jets, the first such bombing drill for a U.S. bomber since 2017, a ministry statement said. It said South Korean fighter jets also conducted live-firing exercises to demonstrate the country's readiness to punish North Korea if provoked, it said.
The 28th Operations Group is the flying component of the United States Air Force 28th Bomb Wing, stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.. The group controls two Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomb squadrons, and provides combat-ready aircrews to project global power anytime in support of the Combatant Commander's objectives.