Deterrence Bomber News Today

Despite secrecy and security measures, only 24-30 B-21s are expected to be operational in the next decade, leading to concerns about adequate numbers for potential conflicts with China and Russia.

The U.S. Air Force needs as many B-21 Raider stealth bombers as possible. However, building a lot of them quickly won't be an easy task. 

Experts have suggested that the U.S. Air Force needs 300 bombers to engage China in a war – but yet, as the B-21 Raider comes online, the service may not afford to maintain its older B-1 and B-2s flying. Thus, the bomber fleet will get smaller before it gets bigger.