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USAF B-1B external captive carry demo could allow future hypersonic weapon carriage

by Pat Host

The US Air Force (USAF) recently performed an external captive carry flight with the Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber that also featured the aircraft carrying an inert Lockheed Martin AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) under an external pylon for the first time.

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The US Air Force (USAF) recently performed an external captive carry flight with the Rockwell B-1B L...

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