Don’t Tell Joe Biden...
Or for that matter...Obama
Given that this is the Obama administration, I’m guessing that this “Bomber” involves lots of helium, kite string, and a large (recycled) rubber band.
But, we'll need to look to the future.
What I hear now days is the concept of "clusters". A big bomber with a few small craft in company. One of those craft will have a pilot, weapons officer and a "cluster controller" which can be backed up via Satellite comms or another "cluster" if in range. The bomber itself will be unmanned.
The other smaller vehicles will be "threat suppression"...similar to fighters, though they will not supplant Raptors etc.
Of course this could all be drunks talking and I could be a chronic liar.
“will be delivered sometime in the mid-2020’s”
Hell, we won’t last that long with obama in charge.
Loose lips sinks ships. Let’s hope 0bama’s people don’t blow this one like they did the aftermath of the OBL raid..
I guess the real important thing will be the ability to run them from Riyadh, the Emirates and Tehran.
Or maybe 9 if the price get out of control. We were once going to have 32 next generation Destroyers. Current projection: 3.
Assuming that Obama doesn’t let Russia and China know what is beinf built.
Can the president ask for plans or anything?
Oh great.. Another military program for 0bama to unilaterally cancel simply because our adversaries want us to.
No problemo...Obama will refill with algae, or cow barf, or corn, or...does it matter? Obama will take care of the problem
They’ll run on algae.
Ping.
Anybody here remember the B-58 (Hustler) the super sonic bomber that was supposed to release guided missles to where ever ? That concept is still around..Womder if ...kinda makes sence...Particularly used by small countries like Israel.. Where range is an important factor
Its nice to know that some projects are so deep that most presidents are never informed, especially one that will use it against America.
Will be algae powered?
The Serif Patrol is going to have to gig the apostrophe in “2020’s there in the first sentence of the article.
Press the buzzer, Madeline.
“It would seem to indicate several things: that the U.S. does not want potential competitors such as China or Russia to know how advanced a system will be delivered or exactly what capabilities it will involve”
This is the insightful analysis that earns journalists their well-deserved high paying jobs.
Why would we need a new bomber, we hardly use the old ones.
Light ‘em up wimp!