Officials Lukewarm on Unmanned Version of B-21
By Stew Magnuson
Senior Air Force officials involved in the development of the B-21 Raider long-range strike bomber expressed little interest in developing an unmanned version of the aircraft.
Lt. Gen. James Holmes, deputy chief of staff for plans and requirements at Air Force headquarters, acknowledged Sept. 19 during a panel discussion at the Air Force Association annual conference that the possibility of an unmanned B-21 is still out there and that it remains a base requirement. Yet there might be better options.
"Recall that this platform is part of a much larger family of systems and in that family it is going to bring to bear some of the best capabilities of our nation and the defense industry," he said.
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