The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer Is Becoming a “Super Bomber” Russia or China Can’t Match

The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer Is Becoming a “Super Bomber” Russia or China Can’t Match

Summary and Key Points: The B-1B Lancer started as a Cold War penetrator built to carry nuclear weapons at high speed and low altitude, but its mission changed after the Soviet collapse. -Stripped of its nuclear role in the early 1990s, the bomber was rebuilt into a conventional strike platform through successive modernization efforts. -Programs […] The post The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer Is Becoming a “Super Bomber” Russia or China Can’t Matc…