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@politico aviation reporter. Ex-@Militarydotcom,@AirForceTimes. @MiamiUniversity alum. The B-1 ≠ nukes. 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Chicagoan, #avgeek. Opinions mine. RT, ♥️≠E
Apr 14, 2018 16 tweets 5 min read
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MY TIME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY THE B-1B BOMBER WAS USED HAS COME. THREAD INCOMING First off, there is no need to remind but let's. The B-1B is a nonnuclear bomber. This would have been a conventional strike using precision guided bombs. Here's what the B-1 can carry #Syria
Feb 12, 2018 10 tweets 3 min read
Let's break it down: To Make Way for Future Bomber, AF Plans to Retire B-1, B-2 in 2030s bit.ly/2EmLYBs via @Militarydotcom The nonnuclear B-1s will stick around until 2036 and the B-2 until at least 2032. That's enough time to bring in new pilots, train them and have them fly each bomber for at least 15 years.