14. Lancer B-1B
Joined the Service in 1984
1988 saw retirement
Expense: *$283.1 million
The B-1 was enhanced by the B-1B Lancer. During the Carter administration, the B-1B Lancer was first mentioned as a potential aircraft, but Carter had not decided whether to enter into a contract with Boeing and have the B-1 modernised. In order to bridge the gap between the development of the highly sophisticated ATB and the B-1, the Reagan administration chose to proceed with the development of the B-1B.
B-1B Lancer via Pinterest / @tjoleary3
After completion in 1983, the B-1B began flight testing in March of the same year. The B-1B rolled off the assembly line on September 4, 1984. Production of the B-1B ended on May 2, 1988.
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