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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 has taken the next step, test-firing an inert missile from under the B-1 s fuselage.
The 419th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, California launched a practice round of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, known as the JASSM, from the bomber, according to a news release. The news of the test, conducted at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, was first reported by Defense News.
B-1 Lancer Bomber Successfully Launched An Inert JASSM Stealthy Missile From An External Pylon During Test
B-1 Lancer Bomber Successfully Launched An Inert JASSM Stealthy Missile From An External Pylon During Test
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. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
A B-1 Lancer conducted an external weapon release demonstration launching a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from an external pylon.
Last month, a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th Flight Test Squadron, Global Power Combined Test Force, flew a mission carrying an inert JASSM under an external pylon for the first time. The external captive carry flight, that took place in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, saw the JASSM mounted on the forward right hard point, usually used