Unique Capabilities. Tremendous Payload The B-1 can hold up to 75, pounds of a wide variety of ordnance in its weapon bays. B-1B Lancer Technical Specifications. Function Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber Power plant Four General Electric FGE turbofan engine with afterburner Thrust 30,plus pounds with afterburner, per engine Wingspan ft B-1B Lancer Milestones. B-1B Lancer Gallery. Feature Stories. Weapons drop demo prepares the B-1 to carry the payloads of the future December 9, in Defense The Boeing B-1 recently performed an external weapons drop validating that the aircraft is capable of delivering future ordinance externally.
Learn More. Bad to the Bone January 14, in Defense For 30 years, the B-1B Lancer, nicknamed the "bone," has provided speed, endurance, precision and capacity that no other bomber platform can match. Football fans watch U. More In Commentary. Commentary Playing on the edges of empire: Special Operations Forces face uncertain future Special Operations Forces units are made up of service members from every service.
But given the growing threats, we should already begin working on urgent next steps. America must act now to invest in new weapons, divest legacy systems as the new ones come online, and harden our space and cyber assets. Featured Video. Will the Air Force's EW gear fit in a smaller plane?
Actionable Intelligence. How the Army wants to use artificial intelligence to hit targets MilTech. New reports shed light on fire that destroyed Navy vessel Military Times Reports. Can it grab four in a half-hour? Russian troop movements show wider conflict is possible, top Ukraine official says. The inlet was extensively modified as part of this RCS reduction, necessitating a reduction in maximum speed to Mach 1. Initial operational capability was achieved on Oct. The final B-1B was delivered May 2, The United States eliminated the nuclear mission for the B-1 in Even though the Air Force expended no further funding to maintain nuclear capabilities, the B-1 was still considered a heavy bomber equipped for nuclear armament until To make that conversion possible, two steps were taken:.
During the first step a metal cylindrical sleeve was welded into the aft attachment point of each set of B-1 pylon attachments. During the second step two nuclear armament-unique cable connectors in each of the B-1 weapons bays were removed. This prevented the pre-arm signal from reaching the weapons. The B-1B holds almost 50 world records for speed, payload, range, and time of climb in its class.
The National Aeronautic Association recognized the B-1B for completing one of the 10 most memorable record flights for The most recent records were made official in In , six B-1s were used in Operation Allied Force, delivering more than 20 percent of the total ordnance while flying less than 2 percent of the combat sorties.
During the first six months of Operation Enduring Freedom, eight B-1s dropped nearly 40 percent of the total tonnage delivered by coalition air forces. This included nearly 3, JDAMs, or 67 percent of the total. In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the aircraft flew less than 1 percent of the combat missions while delivering 43 percent of the JDAMs used. The B-1 continues to be deployed today, flying missions daily in support of continuing operations.
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