Editing United States Air Force (section)

=== B – Bomber ===
[[File:B-2 Spirit original.jpg|thumb|[[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit]] [[stealth aircraft|stealth]] [[bomber]]]]

US Air Force bombers are strategic weapons, primarily used for long range strike missions with either conventional or nuclear ordnance. Traditionally used for attacking strategic targets, today many bombers are also used in the tactical mission, such as providing close air support for ground forces and tactical interdiction missions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=B-1B Bombers Are The Aerial Weapon of Choice For Supporting Iraq's Ramadi Offensive |date=29 December 2015 |url=http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/b-1b-bombers-are-the-aerial-weapon-of-choice-for-suppor-1750018432 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816192020/http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/b-1b-bombers-are-the-aerial-weapon-of-choice-for-suppor-1750018432 |archive-date=16 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref> All Air Force bombers are under Global Strike Command.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AF realigns B-1, LRS-B under Air Force Global Strike Command |date=20 April 2015 |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/585547/af-realigns-b-1-lrs-b-under-air-force-global-strike-command/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233845/http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/585547/af-realigns-b-1-lrs-b-under-air-force-global-strike-command/ |archive-date=8 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>

The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52 Stratofortress]] airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled to remain in service for another 30 years, which would keep the airframe in service for nearly 90 years, an unprecedented length of service for any aircraft. The [[Northrop Grumman B-21|B-21]] is projected to replace the B-2 and parts of the B-1B force by the mid-2020s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorrell |first=Mike |title=Northrop Grumman celebrates bomber contract in Utah |url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/3473421-155/northrop-grumman-celebrates-bomber-contract-in |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131210740/http://www.sltrib.com/home/3473421-155/northrop-grumman-celebrates-bomber-contract-in |archive-date=31 January 2016 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref>
* [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer|B-1B Lancer]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-b-1b-lancer-bomber-payload-upgrade/|title=The Air Force wants to load up the B-1B Lancer with more bombs than ever before|last=Keller|first=Jared|date=May 23, 2023|website=taskandpurpose.com|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2A Spirit]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/usafs-b2a-b6112-jta-rats/|title=USAF's B-2A releases B61-12 JTA using new nuclear capability RATS|date=July 11, 2022|website=Air Force Technology|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52H Stratofortress]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/01/09/how-to-re-engine-a-b-52-and-make-a-new-bomber-fleet/|title=How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=January 9, 2023|website=Defense News|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/12/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers/|title=The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century old bombers|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=February 12, 2024|website=[[Defense News]]|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
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* [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3235326/world-gets-first-look-at-b-21-raider/|title=World Gets First Look at B–22 Raider|last=Lopez|first=Todd|date=December 3, 2022|website=[[United States Department of Defense]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-forces-new-b-21-raider-flying-wing-bomber-takes-first-flight-reuters-2023-11-10/|title=US Air Force's new B-21 Raider flying wing bomber takes first flight|last=Stone|first=Mike|date=November 11, 2023|website=[[Reuters]]|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
 These lists are only for aircraft currently in USAF service. -->