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The Must-Haves of the Next Strategic Nuclear Bomber
« on: September 23, 2018, 01:18:56 pm »
 

The Must-Haves of the Next Strategic Nuclear Bomber
 

    By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor Read bio

September 21, 2018

 

Air Force officials opened up — just a bit — about at the thinking that’s informing the design process.

Almost nothing is known about the new bomber in development, the B-21 Raider, the most important Air Force project of the new century. But it will differ from previous bombers in one critical feature: rapid upgradability, according to Air Force Gen. Tim Ray, who leads the service’s Global Strike Command. In essence, there will be no single bomber but an ever-evolving platform that will change as technology and circumstances change as well.

So the B-21 will be modifiable in four key areas: sensors, communications, electromagnetic signature, and defensive capability, Ray said during the recent Air Force Association conference, just outside of Washington, D.C.

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/09/must-haves-next-strategic-nuclear-bomber/151467/?oref=d-topstory