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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 replaced This is the first step to slimming down the number of Lancers in the months to come. After all ...

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. Of the 100 Lancers built, the USAF decided in 2001 to retire 33 to pay for modernisation efforts at...

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. It's the first step in the Air Force's plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months, reducing the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft.  "Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way for the B-21 Raider, is something we have been working toward for some ...

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.