Featured in B-1BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareBehold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force BaseWith the depot maintenance mission for a number of big jets, Tinker AFB offers rare glimpses of what these planes look like without their paint. BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareA B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For ItFighters from Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Bahrain joined the swing-wing bomber on its journey around one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 20, 2021ShareB-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 YearsThe swing-wing bombers are back at the remote Indian Ocean outpost at a time of rising tensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region. BYThomas NewdickOct 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareHypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To BoeingIt is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide GroundingThe Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet’s reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareBYStephen WalkerApr 22, 2021ShareAll B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)The swing-wing bombers have become increasingly unreliable after years of constant work over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. BYStephen WalkerApr 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareB-1 Bombers Are Deploying To Norway For The First Time With An Eye On Nearby Russia And The ArcticThe deployment is part of the Air Force’s new focus on the Arctic and will position the bombers near Russia’s sprawling Naval bases. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 9, 2021ShareThis Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 BomberWith the B-1 canceled, the Air Force looked to a radically revised, truly strategic FB-111 variant that carried more than double the fuel and weapons. BYThomas NewdickJan 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile ExternallyThe Air Force hopes its B-1s will eventually be able to carry up to a dozen of the missiles, and potentially hypersonic weapons, on external pylons. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareU.S. Strategic Command Tweet Throws Shade On Russia’s Long-Range Bomber MissionThe Russian Air Force’s latest long-range mission is impressive, but it is a long way from surpassing U.S. Air Force records BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 28, 2020ShareSix B-52s Are Flying Over All 30 NATO Nations In An Unprecedented Show Of Force (Updated)The flights serve as a major show of solidarity between the U.S. and its NATO partners, sending a message that is clearly aimed at Moscow. BYThomas NewdickAug 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020Share12
BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareBehold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force BaseWith the depot maintenance mission for a number of big jets, Tinker AFB offers rare glimpses of what these planes look like without their paint. BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareA B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For ItFighters from Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Bahrain joined the swing-wing bomber on its journey around one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 20, 2021ShareB-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 YearsThe swing-wing bombers are back at the remote Indian Ocean outpost at a time of rising tensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region. BYThomas NewdickOct 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareHypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To BoeingIt is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide GroundingThe Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet’s reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021Share
BYStephen WalkerApr 22, 2021ShareAll B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)The swing-wing bombers have become increasingly unreliable after years of constant work over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. BYStephen WalkerApr 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareB-1 Bombers Are Deploying To Norway For The First Time With An Eye On Nearby Russia And The ArcticThe deployment is part of the Air Force’s new focus on the Arctic and will position the bombers near Russia’s sprawling Naval bases. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 9, 2021ShareThis Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 BomberWith the B-1 canceled, the Air Force looked to a radically revised, truly strategic FB-111 variant that carried more than double the fuel and weapons. BYThomas NewdickJan 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile ExternallyThe Air Force hopes its B-1s will eventually be able to carry up to a dozen of the missiles, and potentially hypersonic weapons, on external pylons. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareU.S. Strategic Command Tweet Throws Shade On Russia’s Long-Range Bomber MissionThe Russian Air Force’s latest long-range mission is impressive, but it is a long way from surpassing U.S. Air Force records BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 28, 2020ShareSix B-52s Are Flying Over All 30 NATO Nations In An Unprecedented Show Of Force (Updated)The flights serve as a major show of solidarity between the U.S. and its NATO partners, sending a message that is clearly aimed at Moscow. BYThomas NewdickAug 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020Share
