Rockwell B-1B BONE Mk.82 HD Live Drop

Live bomb drop on Nellis ranges

Operationally, the B-1 was first used in combat in support of operations against Iraq during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998, employing unguided GP weapons. B-1s have been subsequently used in Operation Allied Force (Kosovo) and most notably in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In both conflicts, the B-1 employed its full array of conventional weapons, most notably the GBU-31, 2,000 lb (900 kg) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). During OEF, the B-1 improved its mission capable rate to 79%. The B-1 continues to be used in combat to the present day. The most recent addition to its arsenal is the GBU-38, a 500 lb (230 kg) JDAM. The use of the GBU-38 reduces undesired collateral damage and is very useful in urban Close Air Support.

The B-1 now fills an important niche in the Air Force inventory. The project finished on budget, and the B-1 has higher survivability and speed when compared to the older B-52, which it was intended to replace. With the arrival of limited numbers of B-2s in the 1990s and the continuing use of B-52s, its value has been questioned. However, the capability of a high-speed strike with a large bomb payload for time-sensitive operations is useful, and no new strategic bomber is on the immediate horizon.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• B-1B
• Lancer
• BONE
• B-one
• bombing
• Nellis
• dumb
• bombs
• explosions

[RectumShit]

Those bombs are retarded!

[UniverseCoach]

That Plane is Fucking SEXY!!!!!!!

[projectodemayhem]

What is this from and how do I watch it all? I've seen other videos that seem to have come from the rest of this

[deslegumes]

+1 for Best Video on Youtube of All Time!

[pre7ender]

good effect on target :)

[Elthenar]

@RectumShit Indeed they are lol.

[smezzle]

Why anybody would willingly screw with the USA is beyond me. Either we'll blow up your pals with this beast, or we'll just drop some SEALS into your living room. It's good to have options.

[cubitsuper]

It got blowed up good!

[RectumShit]

@macieksoft awww... thanks for the good info, but you didnt need to waste the effort on such a crude pun...

[macieksoft]

@RectumShit Yes there was MK82AIR version AIR mean AIr Retarded. Those bombs using "ballute" parachute to don't injury aircraft who deliver it on very low altitudes. Those bombs can be also drooped as unretarded (slick) to do this B1B's OSO (Offensive System Operator) must choose NOSE ignitier, if it choose TAIL or NOSE/TAIL bomb are drooped as retarded. Are also other version of retarded MK82s using other "retarders".

[Klinker2011]

To bad the boomers from fall out new vegas didn't have one of these bad boys!