Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A 100-aircraft B-21 Raider fleet is a dangerous minimum. Recent B-1B “boneyard” revivals highlight how thin America’s bomber force...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, the B-1B Lancer was canceled, revived, and ultimately recast as a premier...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer is getting Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) external pylons that reopen six long-dormant hardpoints and add up...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is reviving the B-1B Lancer with Load Adaptable Modular external pylons and refurbished jets pulled...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B entered service in 1986 as a fast, low-level penetrator with a huge payload and terrain-following radar. -But...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After nearly 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer is heading for retirement in the 2030s. -The Air Force...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force’s External Heavy-Stores Pylon program (about $50M in FY26) will equip B-1B Lancers with new load-adaptable pylons,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is upgrading the B-1B Lancer with external Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) pylons, restoring hardpoints and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer’s arc is uniquely American: canceled as the B-1A by Carter, resurrected by Reagan as the B-1B,...