A New ‘Lego’ Pylon Is Giving the B-1B Lancer U.S. Air Forcer Bomber a Deadly Second Life
Boeing’s modular pylons will let the Air Force add 12 external missiles and keep the B-1B relevant until the B-21 arrives.
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A New ‘Lego’ Pylon Is Giving the B-1B Lancer U.S. Air Forcer Bomber a Deadly Second Life
The B-1B Lancer — the supersonic Cold War bomber pilots call the “Bone” — is getting a powerful upgrade. Boeing’s new modular “Lego” pylons will let it carry up to 36 missiles, including hypersonic weapons too large for its internal bays. First built in the 1970s to penetrate Soviet airspace and revived under Reagan, the 45 remaining B-1Bs will bridge the gap until the B-21 Raider arrives — a reinvention sure to draw notice in China and Russia. …
US Air Force and Boeing are modernising the B-1B Lancer bomber - AERONAUT.media
The American supersonic strategic bomber B-1B Lancer, known in military circles by the nickname “Bone,” has been operating within the U.S. Air Force since 1985. At present, the U.S. Department of Defense, in cooperation with the aerospace corporation Boeing, is carrying out a program aimed at integrating hypersonic missile systems and other long-range strike capabilities […] Post Return of Cold War Legend: The U.S. B-1B Bomber to Be Armed with H…
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