http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/us-air-f...th-bomber/
Important because ISIS and al Qaeda and the Taliban have first class anti-aircraft systems. Oh wait. No they don't.
So a billion apiece.... before the inevitable cost overruns that is.
Quote:The US Air Force on Friday unveiled the first image of its next-generation bomber that will replace antique B-52s first developed during the Cold War.
The all-black plane has a distinctive, zigzagging shape and a super-low profile that will make it hard to spot on radar, and bears more than a passing resemblance to the Air Force’s B-2 bomber, which is also made by Northrop Grumman.
Important because ISIS and al Qaeda and the Taliban have first class anti-aircraft systems. Oh wait. No they don't.
Quote:The Pentagon in October announced Northrop as the winner of the contract to build the bomber in a decades-long program that will likely end up costing in excess of $100 billion.
The Air Force wants 100 of the warplanes
So a billion apiece.... before the inevitable cost overruns that is.
