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Messaggio da richelieu » 19 ottobre 2017, 9:32

I costi ?
Rimarranno .....

Immagine
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the contract value of the B-21 Raider to be revealed.
While the U.S. Air Force’s top general reviews the bomber program every few months to see whether new details can be released, it will be “some time” before the service divulges more cost information, the Air Force undersecretary said Oct. 12.
Out of the Air Force’s top three acquisition priorities, the B-21 Raider is its most secretive, with only a few details disclosed to the public, such as the estimated price per aircraft and a list of the major contractors.
The service has taken a hard line against releasing the value of the development contract awarded to Northrop Grumman in 2015, with officials saying that doing so would give adversaries information that would allow them to extrapolate on the bomber’s design.
Fonte: defensenews.com ..... "B-21 cost info to stay secret despite new Air Force leadership" .....
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Messaggio da Vultur » 20 ottobre 2017, 19:03

"Capo, due tizi che si fanno chiamare Bat-71 si avvicinano da dietro ...":
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Vultur ha scritto:"Capo, due tizi che si fanno chiamare Bat-71 si avvicinano da dietro ...":
La storia .....

..... "We Encountered The B-2 Stealth Bomber At Night in Stormy Skies To Get These Crazy Cool Photos. Here’s How It Went" .....
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Messaggio da sidew » 23 ottobre 2017, 9:21

Bella la sequenza fotografica del rifornimento del B-2

Come uno spettro nella notte, si avvicina pian piano...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 23 ottobre 2017, 12:12

sidew ha scritto:Bella la sequenza fotografica del rifornimento del B-2

Come uno spettro nella notte, si avvicina pian piano ...

..... e colpisce .....

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Messaggio da richelieu » 19 gennaio 2018, 0:05

Nubi in vista ..... :toothy2:
The Air Force’s B-21 Raider program could stagnate under a year-long continuing resolution, as the lower funding stream would slow development and possibly even delivery of the new bomber, the service’s number-two civilian warned Thursday.
Congress is rushing to avoid a government shutdown, which will occur unless lawmakers pass a short-term funding stopgap by Friday.
But the Air Force is getting increasingly worried that even the best case scenario — another CR — could curb key modernization efforts like the B-21, its Undersecretary Matt Donovan said.
“A long-term CR will limit execution of the engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the EMD phase, of the B-21,” he said at an Air Force Association event.
“We would be limited to the FY17 funding level, which is far below the FY18 budget request. This will have the effect of postponing delivery of the critical strategic capability to the joint warfighter.”
Fonte: defensenews.com ..... "The Air Force may not get B-21 bombers on time under long-term continuing resolution" .....

Anche qui: flightglobal.com ..... "Short-term funding could delay B-21 delivery" .....
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Nei giorni scorsi si era diffusa la voce che i collaudi in volo del B-21 avrebbero avuto inizio alquanto prima del previsto ... ma ... secondo il Daily Report dell' AFA del 7 Marzo 2018 ...
B-21 Will Test at Edwards, But May Not be as Soon as Reported ...

The Air Force confirmed on Tuesday it’s likely to test the B-21 Raider at Edwards AFB, Calif., though officials said when that testing will begin has yet to be determined.
“Edwards AFB is home to Air Force flight testing and where we have historically tested new aircraft,” USAF spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Air Force Magazine.
“As we've said previously, the first B-21 aircraft are expected to begin arriving as early as the mid-2020s.”
Her comments come after Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards, announced at an Antelope Valley Board of Trade and Business Outlook Conference on March 3 that the B-21 not only will be testing at Edwards, but “we will be testing it here in the near future,” reported The Drive (*), which cited the Antelope Valley Press whose coverage is behind a paywall.
Stefanek said the use of the term “near future” could be relative, given it’s already 2018 and the new bombers are slated to start arriving in the mid-2020s.
“The timing is TBD,” she said.

- Amy McCullough
(*) ... "thedrive.com/the-war-zone ... B-21 Raider Officially Heading To Edwards Air Force Base For Testing" ...

Inoltre ... da Defensenews ... "Some ‘hiccups’ with engine design, but B-21 on track, Wittman says" ...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 11 marzo 2018, 10:14

Il futuro dei bombardieri strategici USA .....

L' Air Force Magazine guarda al 2050 ..... "Bombers in 2050" .....

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B-21 Raider ..... sta circolando la notizia che, su Ebay, sia in vendita, ad un prezzo non tanto modico, una patch dedicata ad una presunta 'B-21 Combined Test Force' .....

..... thedrive.com ..... "Mysterious B-21 Raider Combined Test Force Patch Emerges" .....

In precedenza ..... da The Aviationist ..... https://theaviationist.com/2017/11/28/a ... t-area-51/ .....
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B-21 ..... la progettazione procede apparentemente senza intoppi ..... secondo le ultime informazioni rilasciate, come di consueto, col contagocce .....
A U.S. Air Force official told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday that the new B-21 bomber has completed its preliminary design review and that he was “comfortable” with the progress made by builder Northrop Grumman Corp.
The bomber is now on its way to critical design review, said Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the military deputy of the office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition.
Citing the “nature of the work,” Bunch declined to go into further detail about how the Air Force planned to spend the $2.3 billion it requested for the bomber program for fiscal year 2019 when asked by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
However, he said the program was “continuing engineering manufacturing development” and “some of those risk reduction areas.”
Fonte: stripes.com ..... "B-21 bomber finishes preliminary design review, and Air Force official is ‘comfortable’ with progress" .....
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B-21 ..... l' USAF indica le basi che lo ospiteranno .....
Air Force Formally Announces B-21 Bases .....

The Air Force officially announced on Wednesday that the current homes of USAF’s B-1 and B-2 bombers will receive the B-21 Raider when the aircraft comes online in the mid-2020s.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson previously assured Congress the current bases will receive the new bomber, and the service’s recent “Bomber Vector” outlined that the Air Force would swap out B-1s and B-2s as Raiders become available.
The Air Force, in the announcement, states it selected Dyess AFB, Texas; Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; and Whiteman AFB, Mo., as the reasonable alternatives for B-21s.
“Our current bomber bases are best suited for the B-21,” Wilson said in a release.
“We expect the first B-21 Raider aircraft to be delivered in the mid-2020s.”
Barksdale AFB, La., and Minot AFB, N.D., will continue to fly the B-52, which will remain in service through 2050.
The final decision on B-21 basing will be made in 2019 following an environmental impact study.
Wilson told the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 24 the Air Force expects a minimum of 100 B-21s and assured lawmakers that “if you have a bomber base now, you’ll have a bomber base in the future.”

- Brian Everstine (AFA Daily Report)
Anche qui ..... http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/ ... -aircraft/ .....
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Intanto ..... si pensa di trasformare il B-1 in 'cannoniera volante' ..... :shock:
Boeing Gets Patent to Put Gun on B-1s .....

Boeing on May 8 received a patent (*) to add a new weapon to the B-1B Lancer - a device to attach a gun to the belly of the aircraft.
According to the patent description, the system would attach inside the weapons bay of the aircraft and deploy a turret, which could fire in multiple directions.
The gun could be used for improved close air support, and for flying in a loop around a ground target in a way similar to an AC-130 gunship.
While the B-1 was originally produced by Rockwell International, that company was purchased by Boeing, which now does much of the long-term maintenance of the aircraft.
The patent was first reported by Flight Global.

- Brian Everstine (AFA Daily Report - May 14, 2018)
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B-21 ..... trapela qualche nuova informazione .....
The secret B-21 bomber will progress to a major milestone - critical design review - by the end of this year, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director Randall Walden said Monday.
Walden also revealed that the B-21 is merely one of 28 programs being managed by the RCO, which he noted is funded at about $30 billion over the five-year future year defense plan.
Walden, speaking at an AFA Mitchell Institute event in Arlington, Va., said the B-21 has already passed its preliminary design review, and noted that the release of drawings for the bomber is progressing well.
As for critical design review, "we haven't done it, but we're on our way," and he predicted it would happen by the end of December.
Major design work on the bomber is taking place at Northrop Grumman's Melbourne, Fla., facility.
He acknowledged that subscale models of the aircraft have been tested in wind tunnels, but said no full-size version has yet been fabricated.
"Component testing" is moving along at an "appropriate" speed, he said.
"We're looking forward to ... an 'on-time' start of production," Walden said.
Fonte: airforcemag.com ..... "B-21 Bomber Critical Design Review by End of Year" .....

Anche qui ..... defensenews.com ..... "The new B-21 Raider could hit a big milestone this year" .....
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ASC18 ..... il generale Deptula vuole tanti bombardieri ..... in particolare almeno 180 B-21 ..... :wohow:
The Air Force’s new suggested base force includes 14 bomber squadrons of 12 aircraft per squadron - five more squadrons than it has now - to deal with great power competition.
But is that enough?
Retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute, said the Air Force should postpone its plans to retire the B-1 and B-2 fleets in about 15 years, and should add to them a fleet of “at least 180” new B-21 stealth bombers, while retaining the B-52.
Fonte: airforcemag.com ..... "More Bombers, But How Many More ?" .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 ottobre 2018, 7:53

Intanto ..... un B-2 compie un atterraggio di emergenza .....

..... thedrive.com ..... "B-2 That Made Emergency Landing In Colorado Had Engine Out, Couldn't Talk To Tower: Audio" .....

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richelieu ha scritto:Intanto ..... un B-2 compie un atterraggio di emergenza .....

..... thedrive.com ..... "B-2 That Made Emergency Landing In Colorado Had Engine Out, Couldn't Talk To Tower: Audio" .....
Dal 'Daily Report' dell'AFA .....
Maintenance Team Assessing B-2 Following Emergency Landing .....

A maintenance recovery team from Whiteman AFB, Mo., is in Colorado Springs, Colo., assessing the B-2 that made an emergency landing.
The B-2, which is known as the Spirit of Nebraska, landed on the runway shared by the Colorado Springs airport and Peterson Air Force Base early Tuesday because of what the base and Global Strike Command called a “minor problem.”
A recording of radio traffic before the landing, released Tuesday by the Colorado Springs Crime Watch Facebook page (*), indicates a problem with one of the Spirit’s engines prompted the crew to decide to land.
The maintenance recovery team is inspecting the aircraft and determining what repairs it would need to return to flight and go back to Whiteman for further evaluation, AFGSC said Thursday.
There is no timeline for the return as of Thursday, and the rest of the fleet is not impacted by the incident.

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E' ufficiale ..... i collaudi del B-21 saranno effettuati a Edwards .....

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Edwards AFB was selected as the location of the B-21's Combined Test Force.
The base is home to the Air Force Test Center, which leads testing and evaluation for the Air Force to ensure aircraft and other equipment meet rigorous standards.
The testing program at Edwards AFB is also designed to provide timely, objective and accurate information to decision makers.
"From flight testing the X-15 to the F-117, Edwards AFB in the Mohave Desert has been at the forefront of keeping our Air Force on the cutting edge," said Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein.
"Now, testing the B-21 Raider will begin another historic chapter in the base's history."
Fonte: af.mil/News ..... "Air Force announces bases to support B-21 Raider mission" .....
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Intanto ..... AW&ST rievoca il rollout del B-2 avvenuto proprio il 22 Novembre di trenta anni fa e racconta l'impresa di un suo giornalista che riuscì a carpire, fotografandolo dall'alto, la configurazione degli scarichi del velivolo che doveva rimanere, nelle intenzioni dell'USAF, segreta .....

..... "Capturing Stealth: How Aviation Week Covered B-2 Bomber Rollout" .....

Questo, invece, lo aggiungo io .....

Immagine

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Messaggio da richelieu » 12 dicembre 2018, 10:59

Circa sei mesi fa .....

..... airforcemag.com ..... "B-21 Bomber Critical Design Review by End of Year" .....

Detto ..... fatto !

..... flightglobal.com ..... "USAF completes critical design review of B-21 stealth bomber" .....

..... af.mil/News ..... "B-21 Raider program holds weapons system critical design review" .....
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A Ellsworth AFB i primi B-21 operativi ...
Ellsworth AFB, S.D., is the preferred location to receive the first operational B-21 bomber and formal training unit beginning in the mid-2020s, the service announced Wednesday.
Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Dyess AFB, Texas, also are slated to receive B-21s “as they become available,” while Barksdale AFB, La., and Minot AFB, N.D., will continue to host the B-52 Stratofortress.
Ellsworth was chosen because it already “provides sufficient space and existing facilities necessary to accommodate simultaneous missions at the lowest cost and with minimal operational impact across all three bases,” states the release (*).
Prosegue qui ... airforcemag.com ... "Ellsworth First to Get B-21 Bomber" ...

(*) ... af.mil/News ... "Air Force announces Ellsworth AFB as first B-21 base" ...
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E' ancora presto per determinare quanti B-21 acquistare ...
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command believes the bomber force needs to grow, but he thinks it’s too early in the development cycle of the B-21 Raider to decide by how much because the jet’s final cost is not yet known.
Gen. Timothy Ray, speaking with reporters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, said AFGSC’s “Bomber Vector” was developed before the new National Defense Strategy was written, and he’s not ready yet to say the roadmap should be implemented.
Fonte: airforcemag.com ... "AFGSC Chief Says It’s Too Early to Decide Bomber Force Size" ...
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B-2 ... sono passati 30 anni dal primo volo ...

Ce lo ricorda, su Twitter, il giornalista Steve Trimble ...

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Inoltre ... un commento del generale David A. Deptula (*) ...

... forbes.com ... "The Invisible Anniversary Of The B-2 Bomber" ...

(*) ... https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies ... a-deptula/ ...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 25 luglio 2019, 11:00

B-21 ... primo volo a Dicembre 2021 ...

... airforcemag.com ... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... eyard.aspx ...

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A proposito della data del primo volo ...
The 863-day countdown — if it is accurate — would peg the Raider’s inaugural flight to Dec. 3, 2021.
And while there’s still ample time for design problems and budget setbacks to delay that schedule, analysts said the Air Force’s disclosure of the first flight date means that the secretive bomber program is likely moving along smoothly.
“A lot can happen in two years. But if they feel that confident about the schedule it’s a good sign that things are on course,” said Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst with the Teal Group.
... defensenews.com ... "Coming in 2021: The B-21 Raider’s first flight?" ...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 12 agosto 2019, 23:51

Tornando all'età del B-2 ...
C'è chi dice che invecchiando ... migliora ...

... airforcemag.com ... "The B-2 at 30: Improving with Age" ...

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:occasion4:
Mentre si attende l'arrivo del B-21 ... Northrop Grumman e USAF celebrano insieme il 30° anniversario del primo volo del B-2 ... con un occhio rivolto al suo futuro ...
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman officially marked the 30th birthday of the B-2 on Aug. 20, celebrating a bomber that has revolutionized US nuclear deterrence at a time when they are overhauling the aircraft’s defensive systems and laying the groundwork for its successor.
The B-2 will hold the line as the Air Force’s low-observable bomber until Northrop’s B-21 bomber becomes available.
“We have deterred our adversaries,” Janis Pamiljans, the president of Northrop’s aerospace systems sector, said during a ceremony here.
“We know this business, we know how to bring stealth and (low observable technology).”
... airforcemag.com ... "Northrop Grumman, Air Force Plan Future of B-2 Fleet as Spirit Turns 30" ...

Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... "The B-21 Raider looms large over the celebration of B-2′s first flight" ...

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Immagine

A Palmdale ... mentre sta portando avanti alacremente i lavori di ampliamento del suo stabilimento situato nella zona di sua competenza all' interno del complesso segreto dell' USAF 'Plant 42' ... Northrop Grumman continua ad assumere migliaia di nuovi dipendenti in vista del progressivo sviluppo del programma B-21 ...

... airforcemag.com ... "Northrop Grumman Expands Plant 42 as B-21 Continues Development" ...

... "United States Air Force Plant 42" ...

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B-21 ... le rivelazioni continuano ... sia pure col contagocce ...
Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan announced Sept. 16 that the B-21 Raider is being produced in Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility - the same location as the B-2 Spirit.
In addition, the 420th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, will be reactivated to support testing of the B-21 Raider, as it did for the B-2.
While speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Donovan remarked on the Air Force’s B-21 program noting, “the development of the B-21 Raider is on schedule and the first test aircraft is under production at the same production facility in Palmdale, California, as its predecessor, the B-2. The first flight of the Raider will take it from Palmdale to Edwards AFB, where the legacy of excellence will continue with the reactivation of the 420th Flight Test Squadron.”
Fonte ... afmc.af.mil ... https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Di ... locations/ ...

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Il programma procede ... passo dopo passo ... :walk:
The 420th Flight Test Squadron was reactivated following an assumption of command ceremony here Oct. 4.
The squadron will plan, test, analyze and report on all flight and ground testing of the B-21 Raider.
The 420 FLTS is organized under the 412th Test Wing, which is part of the Air Force Test Center, headquartered at Edwards.
The squadron, along with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, will ensure the Air Force delivers this asymmetric capability to the warfighter.

... edwards.af.mil ... "420th Flight Test Squadron reactivated to support B-21 Raider testing at Edwards" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 6 novembre 2019, 20:43

Australia ... un sogno ad occhi aperti ?

... aspistrategist.org.au ... "Is the B-21 bomber a viable option for Australia?" ...

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Qualche nuova informazione ...
The first B-21 Raider bomber is coming together at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility and will likely be rolled out for public view in 20 months, making its first flight a few months later.
The Air Force is also planning, in its next budget proposal, to increase the buy to 150 or more aircraft, up from 100.
The B-21 picture, highly secret for the last four years, is starting to come into focus.
Top Air Force leaders are beginning to speak more openly about the B-21.
Randall G. Walden, head of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, which runs the bomber development effort, said in October, “We’re ready to start actually building parts.”

... airforcemag.com ... "The Raider Takes Shape" ...

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Re: USAF ..... verso un nuovo bombardiere strategico .....

Messaggio da Vultur » 24 gennaio 2020, 16:54

Tra i vari droni, avrebbe completato i tests dei motori anche il 5-GAT (5th Generation Aerial Target) della californiana Sierra Tech Services Inc. (Lockheed Skunk Works). Questo drone simulerebbe il combattimento reale, facendo la parte dei più avanzati caccia russi e cinesi. Sarebbe poco più piccolo di un F-16, avrebbe un peso di quattro tonnellate e mezzo in ordine di volo e dovrebbe poter portare anche armi e sistemi vari. Previsto anche un utilizzo "usa e getta". Il costo unitario sarebbe di circa 10 milioni di dollari. (Non so se è un fake, ma mi sembra vero).

https://www.aviation-report.com/sierra- ... al-target/

https://naukatehnika.com/imitator-su-57 ... zduxe.html
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Re: USAF ..... verso un nuovo bombardiere strategico .....

Messaggio da richelieu » 24 gennaio 2020, 19:00

Vultur ha scritto:
24 gennaio 2020, 16:54
Tra i vari droni, avrebbe completato i tests dei motori anche il 5-GAT (5th Generation Aerial Target) della californiana Sierra Tech Services Inc. (Lockheed Skunk Works).
Questo drone simulerebbe il combattimento reale, facendo la parte dei più avanzati caccia russi e cinesi.
Sarebbe poco più piccolo di un F-16, avrebbe un peso di quattro tonnellate e mezzo in ordine di volo e dovrebbe poter portare anche armi e sistemi vari.
Previsto anche un utilizzo "usa e getta".
Il costo unitario sarebbe di circa 10 milioni di dollari.
(Non so se è un fake, ma mi sembra vero).


Non è un fake ...
Il comunicato dell'azienda ... https://654e9990-85be-4d85-b76a-70b4336 ... a9ea19.pdf ...
E l'articolo di FlightGlobal ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing ... 92.article ...
Nonché quello di thedrive.com ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... adly-needs ...
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Re: USAF ..... verso un nuovo bombardiere strategico .....

Messaggio da richelieu » 1 febbraio 2020, 0:26

B-21 ... emergono nuovi dettagli ...

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Fresh images of the classified B-21 Raider bomber, released Jan. 31, show new details of the air intakes, landing gear, and mid-body shape.
The images are the first official artists’s concepts released of the bomber since its name was announced at the Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference in September, 2016.
The image released at that time - an artist’ concept portraying the jet in flight from above the front left quarter - was described as deliberately concealing some key aspects of the B-21’s design.
The Air Force did not say whether the new images, created by Northrop Grumman, have been adjusted to conceal any details.
The images released Jan. 31, which show the aircraft from ground level in the front right quarter, are actually three versions of the same picture, superimposed on a view out a hangar door at Whiteman, Ellsworth, and Dyess Air Force Bases, which are the planned future bases for the B-21.
Today they are the home of the B-2 Spirit and B-1 Lancer bombers, respectively.

... airforcemag.com ... "B-21 Images Show New Details of Secret Bomber" ...
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Re: USAF ..... verso un nuovo bombardiere strategico .....

Messaggio da richelieu » 1 febbraio 2020, 11:22

Una prima interpretazione grafica dall'equipe di AW&ST ...



E un'analisi da "THE-WAR-ZONE" ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... renderings ...

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