Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable - The Drive

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable - The Drive: "The USAF has kept the details surrounding their new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B), now known as the B-21 Raider, tightly under wraps even two years after the contract to build the stealth jet was officially awarded to Northrop Grumman.

...The War Zone has received documentation that can put speculation to rest over two of the aircraft's most prominent features.
We received document DODIG-2015-170, "Audit of the Acquisition of the Long Range Strike Bomber," dated September 8th, 2015, as well as other documents in a heavily redacted form, but amongst the sea of black are two highly relevant official confirmations as to the aircraft's baseline requirements.
The document clearly states that the LRS-B will indeed be optionally manned as a core requirement..."
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