Why the Air Force Only Has 20 B-2 Stealth Bombers Left
These powerful bombers will soon be replaced by a newer version. Key point: The old B-2s are increasingly out of date and costly. But soon the B-21s will be online. Since its inception in 1947, the U.S. Air Force has been deeply invested in operating long-range strategic bomber for nuclear deterrence. However, by the 1960s it grew clear that high-flying B-52 bombers had poor odds of surviving the Soviet Union’s growing network of high-speed interceptors and surface-to-air missiles. The Air Force instead invested in supersonic FB-111 and B-1 bombers designed to penetrate hostile airspace at...
Source: nationalinterest.org