With the Northrop Grumman B-21 set under the 2018 Bomber Vector plan to replace the Rockwell International B-1B and Northrop B-2 bombers over the next two decades, the B-52 is planned to keep
But America will have a couple dozen B-21s by 2030 - enough to make the powers-that-be across the water from Taiwan shrug and say, “Big deal”. Follow me on Twitter . Eric Tegler. If all goes
The Air Force in 2018 decided to retire the B-1s and B-2s in the 2030s and build its long-term bomber fleet around new B-21 stealth bombers and upgraded B-52s. Re-engining finally gained traction.
The B-52’s nose-mounted electro-optical blisters will be removed and a new radome installed with the new radar. The re-engining program is funded for $2.56 billion, all in the RDT&E budget, peaking at $650.5 million in 2025. The program seeks to replace the original-equipment Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines with Rolls Royce F130s.
As part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a long-range, stealth intercontinental strategic bomber for the USAF, able to deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons. [1] [2] [3] The Air Force intends the B-21 to replace the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit by 2040, and possibly the Boeing B-52
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