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The B-1B Lancer Isnt Going Anywhere “The B-1B community has a proven history of lethality from the Cold War to the war on terrorism, and now we are proving ourselves once again at the tactical and strategic levels with the next phase of global operations." Heres What You Need To Remember: The B-1B program is old, but has avoided retirement for one simple reason - it can still carry out its mission, and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with it. Today there are sixty-two B-1B Lancer bomb...

The Air Force wants to be able to strap a hypersonic missile onto the vaunted B-1 warplane. The United States Air Force Global Strike Command has moved one step closer to arming a number of B-1B Lancer bombers with external weapons, which can provide geographic combatant command with increased capabilities while putting fewer aircraft and aircraft in harm’s way. Earlier this month the 419th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted an external weapon release demonstration at Holloman Air Fo...

B-1B bomber carries, launches missile externally for first time, Air Force says By (0) A B-1B Lancer releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile during an external release demonstration over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Dec. 4. Photo by Ethan Wagner/U.S. Air Force A crew uploads a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile to an external pylon on a B-1B Lancer at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for a demonstration of the missile over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Dec. 4. Photo by...

Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center commander. “Demonstration of B-1B external carriage reflects the potential to keep weapon systems in the fight with increased combat capability.” A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th FLTS launched an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from an external pylon underneath the aircraft’s fuselage. The external pylon usually carries the “Sniper” targeting pod. This release demonstration also put AFGSC one step ...

Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center commander. “Demonstration of B-1B external carriage reflects the potential to keep weapon systems in the fight with increased combat capability.” A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th FLTS launched an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from an external pylon underneath the aircraft’s fuselage. The external pylon usually carries the “Sniper” targeting pod. This release demonstration also put AFGSC one step ...

US Air Force/Ethan Wagner Weeks after the Air Force proved it could mount an advanced stealth cruise missile externally on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, it has taken the next step. In a December 4 test, the Air Force launched an inert AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, known as the JASSM, from the bomber. Weeks after the US Air Force proved it could mount an advanced stealth cruise missile externally on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, it has t...

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Air Force Takes Next Step in Efforts to Ready B-1 for Future Hypersonic Missiles A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile during an external release demonstration in the skies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Ethan Wagner) 10 Dec 2020 Weeks after the U.S. Air Force proved it could mount an advanced stealth cruise missile externally on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, it h...

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