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Warships, explosive drones and stealth bombers: The high-tech weapons and hardware the US is using to attack Iran | CNN

2026-03-02 17:10:00 UTC

U.S. military officials say more than 1,000 targets hit in Iran on first day of strikes

2026-03-02 17:10:00 UTC

President Donald Trump held a news conference on Monday and addressed the deadly U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran over the weekend.

Weapons of 'Epic Fury': Fighters, Missiles, and 'Special Capabilities'

2026-03-02 17:10:00 UTC

The U.S. employed an arsenal of aircraft and weapons against Iran, including—for the first time ever—one-way drones.

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The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). As of 2024, it is one of the U.S. Air Force's three strategic bomber types, along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress. It carries up to a 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) payload.

The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a bomber that would combine the Mach 2 speed of the B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of the B-52, ultimately replacing both. After a long series of studies, North American Rockwell (subsequently renamed Rockwell International, B-1 division later acquired by Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. Prototypes of this version could fly Mach 2.2 at high altitude and long distances and at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The program was canceled in 1977 due to its high cost, the introduction of the AGM-86 cruise missile that flew the same basic speed and distance, and early work on the B-2 stealth bomber.