The USAF opted to retire 2 dozen B1s while still maintaining a sizeable number of B52s in its inventory. The B1 are much younger, faster, carry a far heavier payload, have more modern avionics, etc. etc. What was the rationale for reducing the B1 force instead of just retiring more B52s? Are the B1s less reliable or more expensive to maintain?
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October 7, 2006 at 3:07 am