Sunday, November 12, 2017

More Details Emerge On What Will The Futre B-21 Bomber Be Able To Do

B-21 (Wikipedia)

Warzone/The Drive: Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable

Details about America's next stealth bomber have been scant to say the least, but now we have confirmation on two key capabilities of the aircraft.

The USAF has kept the details surrounding their new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B), now known as the B-21 Raider, tightly under wraps even two years after the contract to build the stealth jet was officially awarded to Northrop Grumman. Often times reports on the aircraft's basic capabilities are contradicting, and we can only speculate as to the possible cutting edge technologies being integrated into the design—ones that will be needed to keep the aircraft relevant over many decades of service. Now, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, The War Zone has received documentation that can put speculation to rest over two of the aircraft's most prominent features.

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WNU Editor: They are already getting ready for production .... A top secret desert assembly plant starts ramping up to build Northrop's B-21 bomber (Los Angeles Times).

2 comments:

jimbrown said...

Expensive.

jac said...

Hope we really make 100 of it.