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By   Feb 19, 2021 07:39 AM EST The start of retirement for the B-1B Bomber has begun as they, the B-21 Raiders, will come into prominence. Still capable of operation, but it is aging fast against new technology used in fighters, and antiaircraft defenses dictate it a risk.  One of the first B-1B Lancers going to the Boneyard was confirmed by the Air Force Global Strike Command. It announced last Wednesday as the planes will be mothballed and reducing the bomber fleet. Lancers are getting repl...

By Garrett Reim2021-02-18T20:53:00+00:00 The US Air Force (USAF) has retired the first of 17 Boeing B-1B Lancers that need expensive repairs to remain in service, further reducing its fleet of an aircraft designed to counter Cold War foes. The service plans to retire the 17 supersonic bombers for the purpose of freeing funds and resources needed to support a smaller fleet of 45 B-1Bs. The project should also free money to purchase the in-development Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber....

The Air Force retired the first of 17 B-1 bombers planned to be divested as part of the fiscal 2021 budget.

The Air Force Just Retired the First B-1B Bomber The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1B Lancer upgraded with Sustainment Block-16 touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. (Donald Knechtel/U.S. Air Force) 18 Feb 2021 The first B-1B Lancer bomber has headed to the Boneyard, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. Its the first step in the Air Forces plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months, reducing the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft.  "Beginning to retire l...

In all, the service plans to retire 17 B-1B supersonic bombers to free maintenance funds and labour for the 45 examples of the aircraft that will remain in the fleet. The reduced fleet should also free up funds for buying the in-development Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber.

The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard Master Sgt. David Jackson, the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, salutes a B-1B Lancer that is being divested prior to its final launch from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Feb. 17, 2021. The divestiture of the B-1 is necessary in order for the Air Force to create an...

eogden@minotdailynews.com A B-52 bomber from Minot AFB, like the one shown here, along with a B-2 and a B-1 to conduct a flyover during the national anthem performance at Super Bowl on Sunday. Eloise Ogden/MDN MINOT AIR FORCE BASE – A B-52 bomber aircrew from Minot Air Force Base will have the opportunity of a lifetime when they are part of a first-of-its-kind flyover during the national anthem performance at Sunday’s 55th Super Bowl over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The trifect...

KSLA Salutes: Meet the Air Force pilot leading the Super Bowl LV flyover Captain Sarah “Gucci” Kociuba will be leading the Super Bowl LV flyover (Source: KSLA) By Chandler Watkins | February 4, 2021 at 11:26 AM CST - Updated February 4 at 11:21 PM WHITEMAN AFB, Mo. (KSLA) - The flyover at Super Bowl LV will be a first-of-it’s kind. The world will be watching on Super Bowl Sunday when a trio of Air Force bombers going nearly 300 mph fly over at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florid...

The National Football League is just days away from hosting the most notable Super Bowl to date.

Exclusive: After Capitol Riot, Super Bowl Security Ramped Up with Drones, Dirty Bomb Detectors, More On 1/31/21 at 9:51 AM EST Super Bowl LV was always going to be strange, what with COVID-19 pandemic protocols—and Tom Brady playing for not-the-Patriots. The January 6 Capitol riot is changing the game again, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to issue a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin last Wednesday declaring a "heightened threat environment." "After recent event...