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Why The US Air Force Is Doubling B-1B Modification Spending As It Prepares The B-21 Raider

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Why The US Air Force Is Doubling B-1B Modification Spending As It Prepares The B-21 Raider
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The US Air Force (USAF recently awarded $23.5 million to continue sustaining its fleet of aging Cold War supersonic bombers. On September 25, Thomas Instrument of Brookshire, Texas, secured a contract to overhaul critical control surface sensors for the aging Rockwell B-1B Lancer fleet through September 2031. This is the latest in a series of investments to modernize and overhaul the big swing-wing jets that should be preparing for the Boneyard instead of combat missions.

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