Creeping through the week like...
For the B-1B, takeoff may start out this slow but never forget that the #BONE is AFGSC's sole conventional bomber that can carry the @usairforce's largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons at supersonic speeds.
A B-1B assigned to @AFTestCenter launched an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from an external pylon underneath the Lancer’s fuselage, placing @AFGlobalStrike one step closer to building the future bomber fleet for @DeptofDefense & @usairforce✈️
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@DeptofDefense @usairforce “Arming a limited number of B-1s with more weapons externally, could enable Global Strike Command to provide more weapons for Geographic Combatant Commanders while putting fewer aircraft and aircrew in harm’s way.”
- Gen. Tim Ray
Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command.
Remember last month when we said the B-1B external captive carry flight was only the beginning?
Here’s the next step that's put us one step closer to building @DeptofDefense & @usairforce the bomber fleet of tomorrow with the resources we have today!
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The B-1B’s speed, payload, endurance, and range enables it to deliver an unmatched volume of both precision and non-precision weapons across a wider spectrum of situations than other @usairforce platforms...
It looking this good squeaky clean is a bonus! #BONE 🦴
"My goal is to have a limited number of B-1s modified to become the roving linebacker of the western Pacific and the North Atlantic."
- Gen. Tim Ray
Air Force Global Strike Command commander
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The B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight by the @AFTestCenter at @EdwardsAFB.
This demo may pave the way for the B-1B to carry hypersonic weapons externally. #readyAF
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The B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20. https://t.co/unYwsgLYKm
#B1#tcotatu#EAFB