The B-1B Lancer does not typically perform “CONUS-to-CONUS” missions—flying from the mainland United States to the Middle East and back—but one may have been unavoidable this time.

The bombers targeted ballistic missile facilities and command-and-control infrastructure, U.S. Central Command announced ...

The U.S. Air Force's B-1B Lancer, nicknamed the "Bone," has surged back into the spotlight with its high-profile strikes deep ...

A B-1B Lancer bomber landed at RAF Fairford airbase, which also hosts United States Air Force personnel, on Friday amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. At least 1,230 people have been killed in ...

The B-1Bs of the 28th Bomb Wing are returning to Ellsworth AFB, after runway reconstruction has been completed in preparation for the B-21’s arrival. In its Facebook post, Ellsworth AFB said: “A few ...

In October 2025, the United States Air Force dispatched two B-1B Lancer bombers to South America, leading some to wonder why they're still being flown. After all, the B-1B is an old aircraft, having ...

The B-1 Lancer program was curtailed in the 1970s as an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. That changed when Ronald Reagan entered office. The B-1B Lancer was conceived as a key leg of America’s ...

The “temporarily” relocated unit was originally slated to last 10 months and has nearly concluded, as Ellsworth AFB announced this week that the B-1B Lancers are coming home. It was a year ago, in ...

A pair of B-1B bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela on Monday, flight tracking data showed, in the third such show of force by US military aircraft in recent weeks.