New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Can Attack ‘Anywhere in the World’
Story by Kris Osborn • Yesterday 1:31 PM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin used glowing terms to describe the B-21 Raider, the stealth bomber under development for the U.S. Air Force. According to Austin, the bomber will be durable, stealthy, nuclear-capable, and fit to gather intel. It will control drones and operate across a very long range.
“You know, the B-21 looks imposing,” Austin told an audience during the B-21’s unveiling in December. “But what's under the frame and the space-age coatings is even more impressive.”
Austin probably kept his remarks general by design. The cutting-edge program is almost entirely “black,” meaning it is not available to the public for obvious security reasons. Still, he did offer a critical window into key areas of emphasis for the new bomber. Members of Congress, analysts at think tanks, and even some Air Force senior leaders have suggested the planned fleet size for the B-21 should be much larger than the planned 100 planes — it should more than double, reaching 225 planes or higher. The first several B-21s are already under construction and slated to take to the sky in coming months.
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