For the first time, B-1B bombers are equipped with stealth cruise missiles, US officials: the next step is to hang hypersonic missiles

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[Global Network Military Report] According to a report on the US "Military" website on November 24, the US Air Force confirmed for the first time in a demonstration that the B-1B bomber is capable of flying with stealth cruise missiles. According to a source, the US military plans to transform the B-1 bomber so that it can carry future weapons such as hypersonic missiles, and this demonstration means that the US military has taken another step towards this plan.

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performing missions near Japan According to reports, on November 20, the test pilots of the U.S. Global Power Combined Test Force 412 Test Wing operated the B-1B bomber and mounted missiles. A demonstration flight was made. The demonstration was jointly planned by the United States Air Force Equipment Command and Boeing, and was carried out at Edwards Air Force Base in California, using the external pylon of the B-1 bomber to carry an AGM-158 Joint Defense Area Space-to-Surface Missile (JASSM). According to Lieutenant Colonel David Faggard, spokesperson for the US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), the demonstration ended perfectly and successfully demonstrated that the B-1 bomber can "safely" mount missiles. Lieutenant Colonel Fagard emphasized, "In fact, this mounting mission is not a test, but a demonstration to verify the external mounting capabilities of the B-1 bomber. The aircraft has not undergone additional modifications due to this mission." Previously, because the B-1 external pylon was rarely used, the US military could not be sure of the reliability of mounting this missile.

It is worth noting that Fagard also stated that “this demonstration may pave the way for the external mounting of hypersonic weapons on the B-1 bomber.”

reported that Tim Ray, head of the US Air Force’s Global Strike Command (Gen. Tim Ray) once stated in a statement that the U.S. military will transform a small number of B-1 bombers to carry hypersonic weapons, "this is essential to connect the U.S. military's bomber forces today and tomorrow." The US military stated that the demonstration will not affect the plan for the retirement of 17 B-1B bombers in 2021. It is reported that in order to better maintain the most dynamic aircraft, the U.S. military will reduce the number of B-1B bombers until only 44 are left. According to the US Department of Defense plan, the US military will eliminate all B-1B bombers by 2036.

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