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      03-15-2023, 07:08 PM   #1014
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Originally Posted by M-technik-3 View Post
No it will be retired soon I don't for see them in service beyond 2028.
The AF retired 17 of them, and is planning to retire the remaining 45 as the B-21 comes on line (good luck with that).

Assuming (and that's a BIG "assuming" the B-21 program stays on schedule, they're start replacing the Bones (B-1B, get it?) after 2025, with the plan to have them all fully retired by 2036.

Here's a reasonably good article if you read between the lines:

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/la...-comes-online/

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