USAF Clears B-1B As Hypersonic Testbed

A B-1B Lancer flies with the Load Adaptable Modular pylon in February.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
DAYTON, Ohio—The U.S. Air Force now has a B-1B ready for hypersonic weapon testing following a congressional directive, having evaluated a Boeing-created pylon to carry the weapons. The service has cleared the Load Adaptable Modular pylon to fly on one hardpoint, the forward right, station of a test...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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