Tuesday, September 14, 2010

U.S. Air Force Expects To Develop A New Long Range Bomber



U.S. Air Force To Work On First New Bomber Since B-2 -- San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg

Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Air Force expects to start working on a new bomber in the next budget, the first such warplane since Northrop Grumman Corp.'s B-2 Spirit was developed almost three decades ago.

"It's my conviction that the nation benefits from a long- range strike capability," General Norton Schwartz, chief of staff for the Air Force, said today at the annual Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

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More News On U.S. Intent To Develop A New Long Range Bomber

US Air Force takes 'cautious' approach to new bomber -- AFP
U.S. Needs New Long-Range Bomber: Analyst -- Defense News
USAF Needs New Long-range Bomber: Schwartz -- Defense News
Schwartz: Air Force needs new long-range bomber -- Air Force Times
USAF Says New Bomber is Critical for U.S. Defense -- Mil-Tech
Bomber Focus Shifts From Nukes -- DoD Buzz
USAF Says New Bomber is Critical for U.S. Defense -- Daily Tech

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