B-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 Years
The B-1B swing-wing bombers are back at the Indian Ocean outpost at a time of tensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region.
The B-1B swing-wing bombers are back at the Indian Ocean outpost at a time of tensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region.
It 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.
The first two examples of the advanced stealth bomber design are set to undergo ground testing before their planned first flight next year.
American bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement.
With 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.