Event Brief
US canceled B-70 production before XB-70 first flight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: The US Air Force canceled production of the B-70 bomber in 1961, three years before the XB-70 Valkyrie prototype ever flew. The article says the XB-70 later achieved North American Aviation’s promised performance, but changing Soviet air-defense and missile threats reduced the bomber’s survivability.
WHO: US Air Force
WHAT: Canceled production of the B-70 bomber before the XB-70 Valkyrie prototype flew
WHEN: 1961
WHERE: USA
WHY: Changing Soviet SA-2 missile and intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities had already altered what a bomber needed to survive.
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