A B-1B prepares to take off from Dyess AFB, Texas on Feb. 1 (U.S. Air Force Photo)
By Frank Wolfe |
9 months ago |
02/05/2024
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Higher payloads and specialty munitions may have been behind the request by U.S. Central Command for U.S.-based B-1B bombers for the Feb. 2 air strikes on more than 85 Iranian-linked targets at seven sites in Iraq and Syria.

The B-1B has a payload of 75,000…

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