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Disaster? Why the B-1B Lancer Bomber Would Be Annihilated In a China War

Article Summary - The B-1B Lancer’s 2025 deployment to Misawa Air Base isn’t about flying straight into China’s dense A2/AD kill zone—it would not survive that fight. -The non-stealth bomber’s large ...
CNN

Crew parachutes from B-1B bomber just before crash

MARION, Kentucky (CNN) -- Flying unmanned after its crew ejected safely, an Air Force B-1B bomber plowed into a muddy cow pasture and exploded Wednesday in rural western Kentucky. The unarmed plane ...
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5 Reasons the B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Headed to the ‘Boneyard’ for Good

Key Points and Summary - After nearly 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer is heading for retirement in the 2030s. -The Air Force cites aging, fatigue-prone airframes and soaring maintenance that’s ...
The Aviationist

Misawa BTF’s B-1Bs Continue Exercises While B-52s Conclude BTF Europe 26-1

B-1B Lancer bombers deployed to Japan’s Misawa AB continue exercises with regional partners, while the B-52 Stratofortresses deployed to Spain’s Morón AB returned to Barksdale AFB. The U.S. Air Force ...
The Aviationist

USAF B-1B Lancer Trains with IAF Su-30 and Mirages in Bilateral Exercise

A B-1B took part in a four-day exercise with the Indian Air Force, marking the first return to the country since the participation to the Cope India 2023 exercise. A single U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer ...