Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Boeing once floated one of the era’s wildest aircraft concepts: the B-1R, a version of the B-1 Lancer bomber reimagined...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The B-1B Lancer — the supersonic Cold War bomber pilots call the “Bone” — is getting a powerful upgrade. Boeing’s new modular “Lego” pylons...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: Operation Epic Fury against Iran exposed a critical problem: the United States lacks sufficient bombers. With only 19 B-2 Spirit...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force has been spotted integrating hypersonic weapons onto the B-1B Lancer, with footage from Edwards Air Force Base released in late...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force has returned a B-1B Lancer bomber to operational service months ahead of schedule after completing one of the most significant...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Rockwell International’s B-1A bomber, designed in the early 1970s as a low-altitude supersonic nuclear delivery platform, was cancelled by President Jimmy Carter in 1977...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Convair built 116 B-58 Hustlers — the first U.S. operational supersonic bomber, capable of Mach 2 on four General Electric J79 afterburning turbojets. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force was preparing to retire the B-1B Lancer when Operation Epic Fury began on February 28 — and the Cold War-era...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force just resurrected a B-1B Lancer bomber from the legendary “Boneyard” desert storage facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona—a...