air Force United States of America (USA) will be launched stealth bomber the latest high-tech B-21 Raider on Friday (2/12) local time. The new stealth bomber is said to be capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to fly unmanned.
As reported AFP extensionFriday (2/12/2022), B-21 Raider that is bomber aircraft the newest US aircraft in decades will gradually replace the B-1s and B-2s in service since the Cold War era.
B-21 production reportedly costs up to nearly US$700 million (Rp 10.7 trillion) per aircraft unit.
“The B-21 will be the backbone of our future bomber force. It will have the range, access and payload to penetrate the most threatening environments and endanger any target worldwide,” the spokeswoman said. ‘Air Force Ann Stefanek. .
The first flight of the B-21 is expected to take place next year. Stefanek said the US Air Force plans to buy at least 100 B-21 Riader stealth bombers.
B-21 manufacturer Northtop Grumman said six of the planes are currently in various stages of assembly and testing at its facility in Palmdale, Calif., where the aircraft was made public on Friday (2/12) local time. .
Much of the stealth bomber’s specifications are kept secret, but it is believed to be a significant improvement over other bombers already in the US fleet.
Among the new capabilities offered by the B-21 is the potential for unmanned flight. Stefanek said the stealth bomber was “prepared for this possibility, but no decision to fly unmanned has been made.”
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