Beyond the B2 Nick Kaloterakis
What We Know So Far About the Successor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber -- Popular Science
Invisible warriors: the engineering breakthroughs that will make everything from planes to subs to soldiers...disappear.
The youngest active stealth bomber in the U.S. turns 15 this year, and the other 19 B-2s in the Air Force fleet are nearly five years older. Meanwhile, the integrated defense systems they face have become much more sophisticated. Multi-static radar, which is now relatively common, is so sensitive that it can detect certain stealth craft. To stay ahead of such defense systems, the Air Force has budgeted $3.7 billion over the next five years to develop a successor to the B-2 that could be active by 2020. Actual designs of the new bomber are classified, but some secrets are already out.
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My Comment: With the buzz-saw being directed at US defense programs going full tilt .... I doubt that we will see one of these bombers built in my lifetime.
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