The U.S. Air Force long has kept the same three bombers in rotation, but that will soon change. The United States has the most robust fleet of strategic bombers on Earth. For a generation, the U.S.

In the next few years, the U.S. Air Force will say goodbye to the B-1 Lancer. The venerable bomber, known affectionately as the “Bone,” will be phased out, alongside the B-2 Spirit, in favor of the ...

First, the B-1 is the fastest bomber in the stable ... was not designed with stealth features. That was fine in the 1970s when the B-1 airframe was designed and when air defense systems were ...

The bomber’s low observability is derived from a combination of minimized electromagnetic, acoustic, infrared, visual, and radar signatures. Coupled with this level of stealth, the bomber’s ...

Wake up, America. China just flew not one but two new stealth fighter planes. All while America’s next fighter is on hold. "They could beat us to the punch," admitted outgoing Air Force ...

Its limited stealth characteristics gave the big bomber a radar cross-section in the ballpark of a much smaller F-16 fighter.

America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years ... the B-52 Stratofortress, the B-1 Lancer and the B-2 Spirit. Then the hangar doors slowly opened and the B-21 was ...