Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Air Force is significantly upgrading its "legacy" B-1B Lancer bomber fleet to bridge a "bomber deficit" until the new B-21 Raider arrives in sufficient numbers.
The B-1B Lancer has spent recent years shuttling between deployments and groundings as maintainers struggle to keep a shrinking fleet airworthy. In fiscal year 2023 its mission capable rate fell below ...