The U.S. Air Force is significantly upgrading its aging B-1B Lancer fleet, transforming the venerable bomber into a ...

The Rockwell B-1 Lancer was developed in the 1970s to replace the legendary B-52 Stratofortress, but decades later, both ...

The B-1B Lancer's payload can accommodate a large variety of bombs to drop on targets. Depending on mission requirements, a B-1 can carry the following configurations: 84 MK-82 500-pound or 24 MK ...

The American Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy bomber serving in the fleet of the United States Air Force. ... Payload: 75,000 lbs (34,019 kg) internal, 50,000 lbs ...

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, attached to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flies over the Pacific Ocean after taking off from Andersen Air Force Base ...

Despite its old age, the B-1B Lancer still holds almost 50 world records for payload, speed, range, and climb time in its class. The bomber first experienced combat during Operation Desert Fox in ...

A B-1 Lancer deployed with the 7th Bomber Wing is seen here approaching a KC-135R Stratotanker for a refueling op over the Pacific Ocean. ... Each can carry a payload of 75,000 pounds ...

Second, the B-1 has the largest payload capacity. At a glance, you might expect the B-52, with its eight engines, to be able to carry a heftier payload than any of its contemporaries.

The new B-1B Lancer was undoubtedly a looming threat to the Soviet Union. With a combat radius of 3,000 miles without refueling, the ability to refuel mid-flight, and a payload capacity of 125,000 ...

A B-1B Lancer caught fire during engine maintenance at Dyess Air Force Base in Central ... The B-1B Lancer is a long-range bomber that was developed in the 1980s and carries a 75,000 pound payload.

Inside the cramped two-seater cockpit of the B-1 Lancer. (Newsweek/Unconventional) As cool as the technology is, "Unconventional" is about more than jets and bombs.