A Northrop Grumman ad aired during the Super Bowl teased at the defense contractor's design for the U.S. Air Forces Long-Range Strike Bomber program.
The 80-person group operates outside of the typical chain of command, which senior officials say will keep the stealth aircraft program on track.
About 80 people on a secretive U.S. Air Force team are overseeing the service’s most sensitive aircraft project in decades: the development of a new stealth bomber whose prime contractor could be announced as soon as Friday.
The bomber team works inside the Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office, a unit that specializes in “delivering eye-watering capabilities,” William LaPlante, the service’s acquisition chief, told reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon.
The team is made up of experienced officers working the project’s requirements, maintainers who have worked on these types of planes, and acquisition professionals.
“It’s got our best people there,” LaPlante said. “They love their jobs.”
WNU Editor: This is Steve Job's view on how projects and products should be developed at Apple .... small teams operating independently from the organization. But will this work in the US. Air Force with its demands and political pressure .... we shall see.
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