Featured in B-1BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareCan And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?Low-level flying puts great stress on the airframe, but it also serves a tactical purpose. There may be a compromise that would satisfy both issues. BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareProposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On GuamThe badly needed improvements would trim the time it takes to load weapons into a bomber’s bomb bay from 11 hours to two and a half hours. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareAir Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The KingdomThis appears to be the first time American bombers have deployed to Saudi Arabia and follows an earlier deployment of F-22 stealth fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35sAmerica and its allies are sending a message, but its not clear whether it will get across to the North Koreans. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Air Force B-1 Bombers Are Hunting Drug Smugglers From Key WestThe obscure flights give bomber crews real-world experience while helping make up chronic intelligence shortfalls. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2019ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A YearThe service says that this new parachute-related issue is unrelated to the incident that prompted the stand-down in operations last year. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareB-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still RemainThe Bones are no longer grounded over an ejection seat scare, but the process to identify and fix the underlying issues is still ongoing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection SeatsAn investigation into an in-flight emergency in May 2018 turned up the issue and the service doesn’t know when the jets will be back flying sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBoeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With CannonsThe patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1’s weapons bays. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareUSAF’s Controversial New Plan To Retire B-2 And B-1 Bombers Early Is A Good OneThe flying service is making the right sacrifices to ensure the B-21 Raider gets fielded in large numbers while making the B-52 all it can be. BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2018ShareB-52s Are Headed Toward Guam Where B-1Bs And B-2As Are Already Forward DeployedIf the bombers do touch down at Andersen AFB in Guam it’ll be the first time all three USAF heavy bombers will be there at once since August of 2016. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareThis Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear ApocalypseIt’s an obscure Cold War-era technological relic that’s still in use—and becoming increasingly relevant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2016ShareAll Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In GuamThe USAF sends its bomber trio to the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2016ShareB-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a DecadeThe B-1 will bring America’s heaviest-hitting conventional air-to-ground capability to the volatile Pacific Theater. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2016Share12
BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020ShareCan And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?Low-level flying puts great stress on the airframe, but it also serves a tactical purpose. There may be a compromise that would satisfy both issues. BYStephen WalkerMar 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareProposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On GuamThe badly needed improvements would trim the time it takes to load weapons into a bomber’s bomb bay from 11 hours to two and a half hours. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareAir Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The KingdomThis appears to be the first time American bombers have deployed to Saudi Arabia and follows an earlier deployment of F-22 stealth fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35sAmerica and its allies are sending a message, but its not clear whether it will get across to the North Koreans. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Air Force B-1 Bombers Are Hunting Drug Smugglers From Key WestThe obscure flights give bomber crews real-world experience while helping make up chronic intelligence shortfalls. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2019ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A YearThe service says that this new parachute-related issue is unrelated to the incident that prompted the stand-down in operations last year. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareB-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still RemainThe Bones are no longer grounded over an ejection seat scare, but the process to identify and fix the underlying issues is still ongoing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection SeatsAn investigation into an in-flight emergency in May 2018 turned up the issue and the service doesn’t know when the jets will be back flying sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBoeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With CannonsThe patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1’s weapons bays. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareUSAF’s Controversial New Plan To Retire B-2 And B-1 Bombers Early Is A Good OneThe flying service is making the right sacrifices to ensure the B-21 Raider gets fielded in large numbers while making the B-52 all it can be. BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2018ShareB-52s Are Headed Toward Guam Where B-1Bs And B-2As Are Already Forward DeployedIf the bombers do touch down at Andersen AFB in Guam it’ll be the first time all three USAF heavy bombers will be there at once since August of 2016. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017ShareThis Is What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear ApocalypseIt’s an obscure Cold War-era technological relic that’s still in use—and becoming increasingly relevant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2016ShareAll Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In GuamThe USAF sends its bomber trio to the Pacific. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2016ShareB-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a DecadeThe B-1 will bring America’s heaviest-hitting conventional air-to-ground capability to the volatile Pacific Theater. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2016Share