The U.S. Air Force is giving its aging B-1B Lancer fleet a new lease on life with a major weapons upgrade, even as the bomber ...

The B-1 remains a combat-proven airframe capable of meeting today's combatant commanders' needs, and it will be a necessity as the Air Force modernizes its entire bomber force, including the B-21 ...

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 25, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Joshua L. DeMotts) ...

The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the B-1 Lancer and the B-2 Spirit—are destined for retirement.

The US Air Force ordered immediate inspections of its entire fleet of B-1 bombers Thursday over safety concerns related to its “drogue chute system” which is used to right the aircraft’s ...

Washington — A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, and all four of its crew members ejected, the Air Force said.. The B-1 crashed "at approximately ...

The Air Force plans on retiring the B-1 bomber by 2036, while the B-52 is slated to remain active well into the 2040s and possibly beyond.

An Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber flew a mission in the Middle East on Wednesday—the second one in less than a week, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). “On November 8, ...

The B-1 is part of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, and was one of two that deployed from Ellsworth to Anderson earlier in July as part of a Bomber Task Force mission.

Air Force Global Strike Command announced Thursday it has grounded the entire B-1 fleet due to safety concerns, marking the second time in a year that the long range conventional bomber has been ...

The Air Force says a B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting.

A B-1 Lancer bomber from the base crashed Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, with all four of its crew members ejecting, the Air Force said. Credit: AP/Arielle Zionts By The Associated Press Updated January ...