The B-1B Lancer, known as the "Bone," was developed during the Cold War to evade Soviet air defenses and deliver nuclear ...

The U.S. Air Force is reactivating and modernizing retired B-1B Lancer bombers to bridge its bomber fleet gap amid delays in ...

The B-1B Lancer, despite being more than 30 years old, remains a vital asset for the U.S. Air Force. With 17 retired in 2021 and only 45 left, the Lancer will serve until the B-21 Raider is fully ...

What You Need to Know: The B-1B Lancer, the U.S. Air Force’s only supersonic bomber, boasts a top speed of Mach 1.2 (900+ mph) despite its hefty 477,000-pound takeoff weight and 75,000-pound payload. ...

The B-1 Lancer was originally developed by Rockwell International. After the program was revived in the 1980s to develop the B-1B variant, Rockwell continued as the primary contractor. In 1996 ...

The American bomber can carry 75,000-pound conventional weapons, which is the largest in the Air Force inventory.

The United States deployed a B-1B Lancer, a supersonic heavy bomber, to Northeast Asia for a joint exercise with South Korea and Japan. The move is in response to North Korea’s recent test of a new ...

As Omaha native Simone Durham Flew over Memorial Stadium in a B-1B Lancer bomber on Saturday, her relatives cheered her on from the stands in what was a full-circle moment for a multi-generational ...

The U.S. Air Force plans to purchase at least 100 B-21 Raider bombers to replace the B-2 and B-1B Lancer bombers. Each new ...