July 27, 2021
Grand Strategy Bombing: How the B-1 Will Lead American Defense
The B-1 has a proven history of lethality.
by Peter Suciu
Here's What You Need to Know: As the United States, Air Force has shifted the primary defense focus to prepare for future potential conflict against peer threats.
Today there are sixty-two B-1B Lancer bombers in service, and while the aircraft are expected to be replaced by the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider beginning in 2025, there have been continuing efforts to update and upgrade the aging warbird.
As the United States, Air Force has shifted the primary defense focus to prepare for future potential conflict against peer threats, which is in alignment with the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), earlier this year the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) began to address the new Bomber Task Force (BTF) structure.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/grand-strategy-bombing-how-b-1-will-lead-american-defense-190540