GPS-guided JDAMs on the left and SDB II Stormbreaker on the right. U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales
Warzone\The Drive: Air Force Touts B-1B Bomber's Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External Stores
The B-1B may have to fight for its life in the not so distant future, but new upgrades could give it the ammo it needs to survive the budget ax.
The B-1B fleet may be tired and war wary after constant deployments overseas, but the USAF is continuing to look at how to improve the aircraft's combat punch as it enters the back end of its career. This goes far beyond adding new avionics to its flight deck, new sensors, and communications gear. The flying force is now exploring ways to give the heavy-hitting Bone even more magazine capacity than it already has and the ability to carry outsized hypersonic missiles in its internal weapons bay.
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WNU editor: If they want the B-1 to carry hypersonic missiles, they better fix the B-1 fleet first .... There Are Less Than 10 B-1 Bombers Operational In The U.S. Air Force (June 7, 2019).
