USAF’s Goal of 220 Bombers a ‘Living Number,’ Can Evolve as B-21 Comes Online
Sept. 15, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force still needs 220 total bombers, including about 100 new B-21s, though that target is a “living number†that can change as the Raider comes online and aging aircraft are modernized and outfitted with advanced weapons, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command said.
Gen. Timothy M. Ray, speaking at the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference, said the number as outlined in the service’s bomber roadmap is not set in stone. For example, when the roadmap was first announced, the planned total was 175, but that number has since grown. Recently, Ray said he has presented it to the Armed Services Committees on Capitol Hill and it has garnered support.
“I think we’ve put some real rigor into that, and it’s a real plan now,†Ray said.
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