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Should the Air Force Build a Non-Stealth Bomber?
The B-1 and B-52 bombers—even with upgrades—won’t be able to fly forever, and it is simply not fiscally possible to see a fleet of 225 or more B-21 bombers...
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider won’t enter service until at least 2025 at the earliest, and it could be decades before it completely complements and…
However, some critics are warning that the United States Air Force should be thinking not just about the B-21 Raider—an advanced, very long…
- Peter Suciu
- The National Interest
One notable concern is that even by 2050, which is when the B-52H Stratofortress could be finally retired after nearly…