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WASHINGTON D.C. - In a recent session on the floor of the U.S. Senate, South Dakota Senator John Thune voiced his support for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), scheduled
Although it’s been a generation since America updated her bomber fleet, the cost of the B-21 program, plus the secrecy of the program, has inspired questions, like, does America need a new bomber?
In form, the B-21 is highly similar to the B-2 in that it utilizes a flying wing design. Rather than the typical aircraft shape of a fuselage with wings, stabilizers, and a tail attached, the B-21 resembles one large wing.
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber is designed to ensure America can win a war against Russia, China, Iran and even North Korea.
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.