Wasn't there a plan to turn the B-1s into a AAM carrier which would hang back from the air battle and then launch its missiles based on target data from forward aircraft such as the F-22? Kinda like a MRLS of the sky.
Alas they must have gone the way of the railgun.
One word does rather worry me in that opening article, and really should worry anyone in the decision to scrap the B-1.
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then eventually phasing out the Lancers as its fleet of new hyper-bombers theoretically comes online.
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Theoretically...this is assuming that someone doesn't cut
that program somewhere down the line.
I know it's the guns and butter scenario, but you've got to think ahead. It would be much better to mothball the old girls out in the boneyard so that they can be reactivated when needed rather than scrap them outright.