Featured in BoneBYTyler 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2021ShareWatch This B-1B Make A Crazy Steep Banking Climb After A Touch And Go At RAF FairfordThe swing-wing bomber made a triumphant touch and go before coming in to land after a local mission. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 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 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 8, 2020ShareThis Is The Most Stunning Photo Of A B-1B Bomber Night Launch We’ve Ever SeenThe image masterly captures the elegant and ferocious qualities of the B-1B, especially when its four turbofans at roaring away in full afterburner. BYTyler RogowayAug 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian TerritoryThe bomber flew all over the Pacific on a long mission that included venturing into airspace that is commonly avoided on such flights. BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To GuamThe messaging is abundantly clear: U.S. bombers haven’t tucked-tail and run from the region, and they stand ready to deliver a big, stealthy punch. BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareAir Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”The highly detailed computer model will make it easier to identify potential points of failure to help keep the remaining bombers flying. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareA B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering SeaThis is likely the first move in what the Air Force has said will be a far less predictable bomber deployment strategy for the region. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic MissilesThe configuration would revolutionize the B-1’s standoff strike capability and it would keep the jet relevant as it enters the twilight of its career. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 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, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been RestrictedThe B-1 was never designed for perpetual combat operations and it hasn’t aged gracefully. Now major limits are being put on how and when they fly. BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareWanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is AnotherThe Air Force will reportedly ask to retire a portion of its B-1Bs force, but the motivations behind the move and its feasibility are far from clear. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2019ShareAir Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External StoresThe B-1B may have to fight for its life in the not so distant future, but new upgrades could give it the ammo it needs to survive the budget ax. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2019Share12
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
BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2021ShareWatch This B-1B Make A Crazy Steep Banking Climb After A Touch And Go At RAF FairfordThe swing-wing bomber made a triumphant touch and go before coming in to land after a local mission. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 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 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 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
BYTyler RogowayAug 8, 2020ShareThis Is The Most Stunning Photo Of A B-1B Bomber Night Launch We’ve Ever SeenThe image masterly captures the elegant and ferocious qualities of the B-1B, especially when its four turbofans at roaring away in full afterburner. BYTyler RogowayAug 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian TerritoryThe bomber flew all over the Pacific on a long mission that included venturing into airspace that is commonly avoided on such flights. BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To GuamThe messaging is abundantly clear: U.S. bombers haven’t tucked-tail and run from the region, and they stand ready to deliver a big, stealthy punch. BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareAir Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”The highly detailed computer model will make it easier to identify potential points of failure to help keep the remaining bombers flying. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020ShareA B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering SeaThis is likely the first move in what the Air Force has said will be a far less predictable bomber deployment strategy for the region. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic MissilesThe configuration would revolutionize the B-1’s standoff strike capability and it would keep the jet relevant as it enters the twilight of its career. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 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
BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been RestrictedThe B-1 was never designed for perpetual combat operations and it hasn’t aged gracefully. Now major limits are being put on how and when they fly. BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareWanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is AnotherThe Air Force will reportedly ask to retire a portion of its B-1Bs force, but the motivations behind the move and its feasibility are far from clear. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2019ShareAir Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External StoresThe B-1B may have to fight for its life in the not so distant future, but new upgrades could give it the ammo it needs to survive the budget ax. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2019Share
