Today the U.S. Air Force took the wraps off the design for its Long Range Strike Bomber, now known as the B-21, and said it’d be taking suggestions for a snappier name from its service members.“This aircraft represents the future for our airmen, and (their) voice is important to this process,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in a news release. The announcement was made at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla.James said the person who suggests the winning name would help her announce it at this fall’s Air Force Association conference. Further information on the naming procedure will be made available via the Air Force’s website as well as Facebook and Twitter.Last October, Northrop Grumman won the contract to develop the B-21, which could ultimately be worth $80 billion or more. Boeing and Lockheed Martin lost out, and last week the Government Accountability Office turned back a protest from those two companies. Bloomberg News quoted unidentified sources as saying that Boeing and Lockheed Martin won’t contest the contract further.The B-21 has the stealthy look associated with the B-2 Spirit bomber, which is also built by Northrop Grumman. James said that was intentional. “The B-21 has been designed from the beginning based on a set of requirements that allows the use of existing and mature technology,” she said.The new plane is designed to replace the decades-old B-1 and B-52 long-range bombers in the Air Force’s fleet. The B-2 also has long-range capability, but only 20 of them remain in service. “We simply built too few,” six retired Air Force generals said in a commentary published by Breaking Defense when the B-21 contract was awarded.The Air Force said the “21” designation was chosen in recognition that this would be the first bomber of the 21st century. The B-21 is expected to enter service in the mid-2020s.
let's try it out on some muslims
It might look the same because the design aides it's stealth technology but either way it's cool, Americans do it best when it comes to air power.
Quote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:06:28 PMIt might look the same because the design aides it's stealth technology but either way it's cool, Americans do it best when it comes to air power.You're right on that, and like I said, hopefully they don't screw it up like the F-35
Quote from: Jono on February 26, 2016, 04:09:20 PMQuote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:06:28 PMIt might look the same because the design aides it's stealth technology but either way it's cool, Americans do it best when it comes to air power.You're right on that, and like I said, hopefully they don't screw it up like the F-35The F-35 has quite a few problems now but once they correct them (which they will too much money has been spent) it'll be unmatched compared the Russian and Chinese jets. IIRC the biggest problem with it is software, they want to build the on board computers so that the plane can react faster than a human brain
Quote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:15:36 PMQuote from: Jono on February 26, 2016, 04:09:20 PMQuote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:06:28 PMIt might look the same because the design aides it's stealth technology but either way it's cool, Americans do it best when it comes to air power.You're right on that, and like I said, hopefully they don't screw it up like the F-35The F-35 has quite a few problems now but once they correct them (which they will too much money has been spent) it'll be unmatched compared the Russian and Chinese jets. IIRC the biggest problem with it is software, they want to build the on board computers so that the plane can react faster than a human brainIt's a single engine electronics warfare aircraft with the weight of a twin and the expected goal of replacing air superiority fighters. F-35 a shitEnd of story
Quote from: DAS B00T 2016 on February 26, 2016, 04:23:38 PMQuote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:15:36 PMQuote from: Jono on February 26, 2016, 04:09:20 PMQuote from: gatsby on February 26, 2016, 04:06:28 PMIt might look the same because the design aides it's stealth technology but either way it's cool, Americans do it best when it comes to air power.You're right on that, and like I said, hopefully they don't screw it up like the F-35The F-35 has quite a few problems now but once they correct them (which they will too much money has been spent) it'll be unmatched compared the Russian and Chinese jets. IIRC the biggest problem with it is software, they want to build the on board computers so that the plane can react faster than a human brainIt's a single engine electronics warfare aircraft with the weight of a twin and the expected goal of replacing air superiority fighters. F-35 a shitEnd of storyOhI thought you of all people would be supportive of America's new jets
“We simply built too few,” six retired Air Force generals said in a commentary published by Breaking Defense when the B-21 contract was awarded.
Quote“We simply built too few,” six retired Air Force generals said in a commentary published by Breaking Defense when the B-21 contract was awarded.Well that's not something you hear every day.
Quote from: Tsirist on February 26, 2016, 05:14:16 PMQuote“We simply built too few,” six retired Air Force generals said in a commentary published by Breaking Defense when the B-21 contract was awarded.Well that's not something you hear every day.There were only 20 B2 Spirits made I think and just one costs around $2 billion
The B-21 Bomber revealed
