Status of the B-1 Aircraft Program (Unclassified Digest)
PSAD-77-35
Published: Feb 16, 1977. Publicly Released: Jan 03, 1984.
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The primary mission of the B-1 aircraft is to deter nuclear aggression by standing ready to deliver weapons from low altitudes at high subsonic speeds. Flight testing of the aircraft began in December, 1974.
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