00:00His bomber carries 75,000 pounds of weapons, but it's useless without the four invisible aircraft that fly with it.
00:06Meet the B-1B Lancer.
00:08It's a supersonic beast capable of low-level penetration at Mach 1.25.
00:13It carries more conventional explosives than any other bomber in the U.S. inventory.
00:18But here's the reality.
00:19Flying solo into a modern high-threat zone makes it a massive, expensive target.
00:24To survive, it needs a high-tech bodyguard.
00:26It requires a full-strike package.
00:28Tankers provide the endurance, AWACs act as eyes in the sky, fighter escorts provide protection, and SEAD aircraft are there
00:36to shatter enemy radar defenses.
00:38Without this support network, that massive payload never makes it to the target.
00:42The bomber brings the muscle, but the package brings the survival.
00:45Is the B-1B still the king of the skies, or is the strike package doing all the heavy lifting?
00:50Tell me what you think below.
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