Key Points and Summary - The B-1A aimed to fuse B-52 range with B-58 speed: a Mach 2.2, variable-sweep nuclear bomber built to outrun Soviet defenses. -Reality came calling. Costs tripled, schedules ...

The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing strategic bomber developed by Rockwell International and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). Alongside its subsonic stablemates, ...

Originally conceived as a supersonic long-range strategic nuclear heavy bomber, the B-1 has evolved into a very effective multi-role conventional warplane. A product of the Cold War, the North ...

I'm standing under a B-1 Lancer. It's one of my favorite aircraft and yet, despite touring aviation museums all over the world, I've never seen one in person. Not only that, this is a B-1A -- which is ...