Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: The B-1B Lancer was born as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, built for speed, low-level flight, and deep strikes against Soviet defenses. -After...
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Synopsis: The B-1B Lancer was born as a Cold War nuclear penetrator, built for speed, low-level flight, and deep strikes against Soviet defenses. -After...
Summary and Key Points: The B-52J isn’t a new bomber so much as a systems reset: new Rolls-Royce engines, modern AESA radar, updated avionics,...
Synopsis: The U.S. Air Force is equipping the aging B-1B Lancer fleet with external pylons, a modification designed to transform the Cold War-era supersonic...
Summary and Key Points: Despite the arrival of the B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force is investing in a major upgrade for its remaining...
Summary and Key Points: The Air Force is pursuing roughly $50 million in FY 2026 funding to add External Heavy-Stores Pylons to the B-1B...
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force is modernizing the B-1B Lancer to keep roughly 45 bombers viable into the 2030s as the...
Key Points and Summary – The Trump administration is escalating pressure on Nicolás Maduro by calling for a “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned...
Key Points and Summary – Old bombers don’t always fade away. A Dyess-based B-1B Bomber Task Force just wrapped an Indo-Pacific deployment from Misawa...
Key Points and Summary – The B-1B Lancer was born to blend B-58 speed with B-52 range and payload, evolving into a low-level Cold...
Key Points and Summary – The second B-21 Raider has arrived at Edwards AFB as Northrop Grumman builds out a fleet the Air Force...