The US Air Force plans to phase out the B-1B Lancer as the B-21 Raider becomes available, though the retirement timeline, initially set for the early 2030s, now seems ambitious. -The B-1 fleet ...

The American bomber can carry 75,000-pound conventional weapons, which is the largest in the Air Force inventory.

The B-1B Lancer ... Granted, Mach 1.2 is hardly a pace in the same category as American fourth- and fifth-generation fighters, which can fly past Mach 2. But fighter jets aren’t tasked with ...

With 17 retired in 2021 and only 45 left, the Lancer will serve until the B-21 Raider is fully operational, which may take years. What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire B-1B ...