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 adding up to ~45,000 lbs of extra ordnance capacity ...

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, adding thousands of pounds of external ...

The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six Load Adaptable Modular pylons under the fuselage to carry heavy standoff munitions and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a ...

Even as the B-1B Lancer is on track to be retired in the mid-2030s to make way for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the Air Force has continued to enhance its capabilities. This week, aerospace giant ...

The bombers will fly Ally-led missions to practice high-threat air operations and refine skills in the find, fix, track and target process. Three U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived in Norway ...

The origins of American-made bomber aircraft go back to the first World War with the introduction of the Martin Aircraft GMB-1, which was launched in 1918. From this early aircraft made of fabric and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States ...

Bombers have essentially been around since the earliest days of aviation. It didn't take long for people to realize that dropping explosives from high altitudes caused widespread damage. As early as ...

The new bombers will replace the aging B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit fleets. Each B-21 bomber is reported to cost approximately $692 million in 2022 dollars. The U.S. Air Force's second B-21 Raider ...