Marking 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer remains a cornerstone of US conventional airpower, capable of long-range strikes ...

This dire fact is echoed by the dilemma facing the U.S. Air Force as it seeks to chart the confusing landscape of modern air combat. The Cold War-era B-1B Lancer is being re-designed as primary ...

THe following is the June 18, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Strategic Bombers. From the report ...

Some achievements included launching and supporting the first ever B-1B CONUS-to-CONUS combat mission, conducting a groundbreaking 26-hour max endurance operation to Guam, ...

The new B-1B Lancer was undoubtedly a looming threat to the Soviet Union. With a combat radius of 3,000 miles without refueling, the ability to refuel mid-flight, and a payload capacity of 125,000 ...

Raider Reach evaluated Ellsworth’s capability to generate and execute long-range strikes around the globe with the B-1B through realistic combat and emergency scenarios simulated during the ...

An unspecified number of Boeing B-1B long-range bombers flew an intercontinental combat mission from Dyess AFB in Texas to strike targets in Syria and Iraq on 2 February, as the USA began a ...

The B-1B Lancer’s Combat Record Proves It’s Not Ready for Retirement The B-1B Lancer, nicknamed “The Bone,” is more than 30 years old. In 2021, 17 of these birds were retired .

The U.S. Air Force’s decades-old, combat-tested B-1B Lancer aircraft has just taken a huge step toward developing an ability to fire hypersonic weapons in flight, as the Air Force has released ...

The unique combination of aircraft comes as the military is focused on deterring and — if necessary — defeating China.

The Air Force wants to get rid of the B-1B Lancer, shedding 17 of them next year, but it's putting the bomber to work until those plans are finalized.

Thursday’s flights—the first at Ellsworth since January 4—demonstrate the B-1B combat wing’s capability, Colonel Derek Oakley, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, said in a statement.