Rockwell B-1A Lancer

The B-1 Lancer is a strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force. Its origins began in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the B-52 Stratofortress, but developed primarily into a low-level, subsonic penetrator with long range. The design was canceled and re-instated multiple times over its lengthy development history, as the theory of strategic balance changed from flexible response to mutually assured destruction and back again. It finally entered service over twenty years after first being studied.

The B-1B production version has been in service with the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1986. The Lancer serves as the supersonic-capable component of the USAF's long-range bomber force, along with the subsonic B-52 and B-2 Spirit. As with official popular names of other aircraft, the Lancer is commonly called the "Bone" (originally from "B-One") within the USAF. With the retirement of the EF-111 Raven in 1998 and the F-14 Tomcat in 2006, the B-1B is the last variable-sweep wing aircraft remaining in U.S. military inventory.

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Science & Technology

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• Rockwell
• USAF
• B-1
• Lancer
• Bone
• bomber
• Strategic
• Air
• Command
• SAC
• combat
• aircraft

[TeamWhipers]

i saw a one of the only 2 or 3 remaining B-1A bombers at the strategic air comand muesem in nebraska.. the odd thing is.. they painted it wrong

[woodup2]

However..the B-1b is a monster with range, payload, stealth. Show of force in Iraq and Astan with the B-1b is a very useful tool. Few problems cannot be solved with a 2,000 lb. JDAM.

[woodup2]

Yes there are problems today...1-a lack of parts purchase with the original contracts. 2-lack of maintainers in today's Air Force. Dyess lost about 200+ maintenance personnel during the last "force reshpaing".

[FelixA9]

Spoken like a fuckin' idiot. Stick to cheetos and Warcraft dipshit.

[salleens7]

I love how it was so throughly tested yet they still have tons of problems with them today.