US Air Force Unveils New B-21 Bomber

[Kontinuum]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The US Air Force secretary unveiled the first official rendering of the new Long Range Strike Bomber and revealed its official designation: the B-21.

In a speech at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium on Feb. 26, Secretary Deborah Lee James shared an artist's concept design of the next-generation bomber, which will be built by Northrop Grumman. She also announced the plane's long-awaited designation, calling it the B-21.

However, the Air Force still has not decided on a name for the new B-21, James said. She called on airmen to send in suggestions.

"So we have an image, we have a designation, but what we don't yet have, we don't yet have a name," James said, "and this is where I'm challenging and I'm calling on every airman today ... to give us your best suggestions for a name for the B-21, America's newest bomber."

http://www.defensenews.com/story/bre...lrsb/80976160/

[Reeve]

Aside from the engines, looks nearly the same as the B-2:



What woudl be the advantages of this plane? Do we need a long range strike bomber in a world increasingly dominated by cruise missiles and drones?

[Gaexion Ramza Beoulve]

I think we need a healthy amount of these in stock.

My personal Jaegar will be boomerang themed, and these will be super effective when the economic apocalypse happens.

[Deleted]

Lol, Bomberang, Batwing and Budget Buster. I suggested B-21 Presence. Just hit me i could risk naming a stealth bomber though:/

[Rukh]

Aside from the engines, looks nearly the same as the B-2:



What woudl be the advantages of this plane? Do we need a long range strike bomber in a world increasingly dominated by cruise missiles and drones?

Do McDonell-Douglass CEOs need gold plating on their ferraris?

[volkanik]

Lol, Bomberang, Batwing and Budget Buster. I suggested B-21 Presence. Just hit me i could risk naming a stealth bomber though:/

I voted for Penetrator. Give those terrorists the dick.

[Independent voter]

I'm all for a good defense, but what exactly makes these so much better than our current B2's? Why spend all that money when there is no competition? Is China building a state of the art bomber or something?

Same with the F16, best plane around but then they have to build a new model for tons of money. There's nothing out there to compete with the F16.

[Reeve]

I'm all for a good defense, but what exactly makes these so much better than our current B2's? Why spend all that money when there is no competition? Is China building a state of the art bomber or something?

Same with the F16, best plane around but then they have to build a new model for tons of money. There's nothing out there to compete with the F16.

I honestly have no idea what the difference is, but if I had to make a guess, it'd be this:

-Smaller radar cross section, which is valuable if you're making strikes against advanced militaries like Russia and possibly China.
-Longer range, due to lighter weight materials used in the air frame and body.
-Better guidance packages
-Badder ass.

[Deleted]

The B2 has been shot down so many times that they had to develop a better one.

Right? Right?

[Sky High]

looks cool, nothing else to add.

[BuckSparkles]

Codename: "Black Girth"

[derpkitteh]

wasted money. we should be spending this stuff on power armor and robotic soldiers.

[Deleted]

Codename: "Black Girth"

Codename: "Feed the military industrial complex bums some more government money"

[Reeve]

The B-2 is the Spirit, right? So maybe the Phantasm? Ghost? Phantom? Boggart? Revenant? Specter?

[Tierbook]

The B2 has been shot down so many times that they had to develop a better one.

Right? Right?

Only the Spirit of Kansas has been lost to a crash, no lives lost but expensive.


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wasted money. we should be spending this stuff on power armor and robotic soldiers.

Look to DARPA

[Templar 331]

Is this one going to cost an ungodly amount like the last few jets we've been developing?

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The B-2 is the Spirit, right? So maybe the Phantasm? Ghost? Phantom? Boggart? Revenant? Specter?

Dementor

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/4/49/DementorConceptArt.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150928152038

[Kontinuum]

The B-2 is the Spirit, right? So maybe the Phantasm? Ghost? Phantom? Boggart? Revenant? Specter?

Wraith is winning on that site. I assume it's not an official poll.

[Tierbook]

Is this one going to cost an ungodly amount like the last few jets we've been developing?

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Dementor

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20150928152038

Engineering and development costs for the program estimate 21.4 billion in 2010 dollars over the life of the program, no idea how many they plan on getting for that but it's pretty cheap. According to wiki they plan to buy 80-100 at 550 million a piece, or 1/3 the cost of a B-2

[Deleted]

Why not the B-21 Micropenis? I mean, that'd reflect it's purpose a lot more.

[PACOX]

I honestly have no idea what the difference is, but if I had to make a guess, it'd be this:

-Smaller radar cross section, which is valuable if you're making strikes against advanced militaries like Russia and possibly China.
-Longer range, due to lighter weight materials used in the air frame and body.
-Better guidance packages
-Badder ass.

Most likely what you said.

Better stealth capabilities, range and altitude probably. Expanded payload capacity.

Looks sexy