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B-1B Lancer: The Aging U.S. Bomber At Full Steam Ahead?
« on: March 22, 2023, 03:21:04 pm »
B-1B Lancer: The Aging U.S. Bomber At Full Steam Ahead?

Although only 20-years old in terms of combat service, some are already wondering when the fleet of 92 B1-B bombers will fully retire, a question of significance to the Air Force plan for its future bomber fleet.


ByKris OsbornPublished12 hours ago

B-1BA B-1B Lancer from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing (EW), maneuvers to receive fuel while on a bombing mission, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

B1-B Lancer pilots often say few people fully understand the scope and importance of the bombing missions the aircraft has performed. The bomber’s success against the Taliban in Afghanistan seems much lesser known than its 1998 combat debut over Iraq in Operation Desert Fox.

During Operation Enduring Freedom, the B1-B dropped precision weapons, air-glide bombs, and also carpet bombed areas confirmed to be only concentrations of Taliban forces and not civilians.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/03/b-1b-lancer-the-aging-u-s-bomber-at-full-steam-ahead/
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Re: B-1B Lancer: The Aging U.S. Bomber At Full Steam Ahead?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2023, 06:51:17 am »
Maybe the Bone is not the tip of the spear, but every spear has a shaft. Use the stealth aircraft to neutralize AAA threats, and use the Bones and BUFFs to bat cleanup.
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