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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. Its 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) payload is ...
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 CCTS Dyess AFB, TX: B-1B 1985-1992 1985-1992 1984-1985 6510th Test Wing: 6519 ...
The wing is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Active for over 60 years, the 28th was a component wing of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force throughout the Cold War.
The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South's military said. The ...
The B-1B Lancer bomber flew Saturday over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil traded passes. The Strait of Hormuz has been the scene of attacks ...
The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday in the first live munitions drop over South Korea in 7 years as part of joint air exercises between the two countries ...
Aircraft flown. Bomber. B-1B Lancer. The 28th Bomb Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the 7th Operations Group, Global Strike Command, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The squadron is equipped with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer.
The U.S. B-1B bomber conducted joint aerial drills with other U.S. and South Korean fighter jets, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. It said the B-1B bomber dropped Joint Direct Attack Munitions during the training while being escorted by South Korean jets, the first such bombing drill since 2017.