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Air Force’s Bomber Fleet Could Get Larger, More Lethal, Global Strike Command Leader Says

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Air Force’s Bomber Fleet Could Get Larger, More Lethal, Global Strike Command Leader Says
A B-1 releasing a JASSM. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to boost its number of bomber aircraft through 2040 and incorporate a number of new weapon systems on the fleet, even as dozens of current bombers may be retired by 2036. The service’s fiscal year 2021 presidential budget request included plans to cut 17 B-1B Lancer aircraft from the fleet and leave 44 in operation, before retiring the whole fleet by 2036. The Air Force plans to cut back on its aging B-1Bs…

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