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Apr 29, 2020

Here’s what the US Air Force has planned for all its bombers

The US has three bombers — the B-1B Lancer, the stealth B-2 Spirit, and the B-52 Stratofortress — to deliver thousands of tons of firepower in combat. Some form of the B-52 has been in use since 1955. The B-1B took its first flight in 1974…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

Air Force general says US needs a lot more bombers to stand up to power rivals

A US Air Force general said this week that the US needs a lot more bombers if it is going to stand up to great power rivals like China and Russia. Speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air-Space and Cyber Conference, Gen. Timothy Ray, an Ai…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

The secretive new B-21 stealth bomber will take flight very soon

The US Air Force’s new B-21 Raider is set to fly sometime in December 2021, Air Force Magazine reported July 24, 2019, citing US Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson. Wilson discussed the bomber during a speech at an AFA…

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Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

Air Force reveals first base for stealth, thermonuclear B-21 Raider

The Air Force announced Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, has been selected as the preferred location for the first operational B-21 Raider bomber and the formal training unit, March 27, 2019. Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and Dyess AFB, …

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

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Feb 5, 2020

Iconic Lancers will retire as B-21 Raiders come online

The Air Force is mapping a two-fold future path for its B-1 bomber which includes plans to upgrade the bomber while simultaneously preparing the aircraft for eventual retirement as the service’s new stealth bomber arrives in coming years. The…

BYWarrior Maven

Feb 5, 2020

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Sep 12, 2019

How the new B-21 bomber can beat Russian air defenses

The Air Force is preparing for a substantial technical “critical design review” of its next-generation B-21 Raider bomber, an aircraft said by developers to mark a new “generation” in stealth technology able to elude the most advanced air defens…

BYWarrior Maven

Sep 12, 2019

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Nov 1, 2018

The Air Force will retire the B-1 for stealthy new B-21s

The Air Force is mapping a two-fold future path for its B-1 bomber which includes plans to upgrade the bomber while simultaneously preparing the aircraft for eventual retirement as the service’s new stealth bomber arrives in coming years. The…

BYWarrior Maven

Nov 1, 2018

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Here’s what the US Air Force has planned for all its bombers

Air Force general says US needs a lot more bombers to stand up to power rivals

The secretive new B-21 stealth bomber will take flight very soon

Air Force reveals first base for stealth, thermonuclear B-21 Raider

Iconic Lancers will retire as B-21 Raiders come online

How the new B-21 bomber can beat Russian air defenses

The Air Force will retire the B-1 for stealthy new B-21s