Source: U.S. Air Force
Bloomberg: Air Force Says Disclosing Bomber's Secret Cost Would Aid Enemies
* Contract value said to give clues to plane's weight, payload
* Release of U.S. contract award to Northrop sought by McCain
The Air Force won’t make public the contract value of Northrop Grumman Corp.’s winning bid for the B-21 bomber, saying that would make it “decisively easier” for U.S. adversaries to determine the stealth aircraft’s range and weapons payload.
There is a “strong correlation between the cost of an air vehicle and its total weight,” Randall Walden, director of the Air Force’s secretive Rapid Capabilities Office, which is overseeing the B-21 program, wrote in a letter to Senator John McCain, chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee.
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More News On The B-21 Bomber
First details of top secret B-21 bomber emerge: Congress report reveals fleet of 100 aircraft could take to the air in 2020 - and a pilot will be optional -- Daily Mail
Congress Report On The Air Force's New Bomber Reveals Tantalizingly Little -- Popular Science
Air Force will not disclose B-21 bomber cost, saying info would aid enemies -- Seeking Alpha
Does Congress Have Enough Oversight of the B-21? -- Defense News
Congress begins discussions on possibly doubling future B-21 bomber purchases -- Washington Business Journal
Numbers for new B-21 bomber program don’t add up, according to researcher -- Ars Technica
Do the Numbers Add Up for the New B-21 Bomber? -- Martin Matishak, Fiscal Times
Secrecy May Doom America’s Lethal New B-21 Bomber -- James Stevenson. National Interest
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