The United States Air Force operates just 76 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and 45 Rockwell B-1B Lancer long-range bombers, and not all are mission-capable ...

The USAF's radical fleet overhaul is exceeding expectations.

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being previously retired in 2021. The U.S. Air Force announced on May 6, 2026, that a regenerated B-1B Lancer ...

A revitalized B-1B Lancer brought out of storage — with a new name and nose art that pays homage to a World War II bombing crew shot down over Burma — is ready for action in the Middle East if needed.

The supersonic bomber underwent an “intensive” regeneration and depot maintenance effort by US Air Force technicians. A formerly retired Boeing B-1B Lancer heavy bomber has returned to the skies after ...

After recalling a decommissioned Boeing B-1B bomber to service, US Air Force technicians restored the supersonic aircraft to flying condition at the Davis-Monthan AFB “boneyard” before a transfer to ...

A B-1B in bare metal takes off for a check flight as part of a process to unretire the aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force has revived a retired Rockwell B-1B Lancer as it reversed its ...

SEOUL--The United States will fly a supersonic bomber over ally South Korea as part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, in a show of force meant to intimidate North ...

A closer look at the world's biggest fleets of 'big wing' warbirds.

SEOUL--The U.S. and South Korean militaries conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber and multiple ...

US President Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for two of America's biggest strategic rivals, with US bombers roaring overhead. A B-2 for Vladimir Putin in 2025, B-1B Lancers for Xi Jinping ...