The Air Force has concluded that a B-52 crew from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., entered incorrect coordinates for inert bombs they were to drop over a training range, reports Associated Press news service. The bombs fell into a popular recreational lake in Kansas, near the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, injuring no one and damaging no property.
The Air Force plans to add external weapons pylons on the B-1B bomber, both to increase the number of aircraft that can test hypersonic missiles and expand the Lancer’s loadout as USAF transitions to the B-21 bomber.