Good Bye B-2, Hello B-21: World’s First Sixth-Gen Super Bomber Ready – Who’s In Its Crosshairs? | World News
Washington: After the success of Midnight Hammer operation against Iran, the United States Air Force is preparing to launch the world’s first sixth generation hidden bombardment B-21 Raider. The spirit of B-2, which has long been accepted as the crown jewel of America’s bombardment flight, is now moving towards retirement.
Eighth Air Force President Major General Jason Armogost talked about the transition during a web seminar organized by the Mitchell Aviation Research Institute. His order supervises the B-2, B-1 and B-52 bombardment planes.
He said that B-21 will give the air forces a ready-made strike power that can use more than one weapon class and can work on the continents at the same time.
Raider’s developer Northrop Grumman describes the plane as the world’s first real sixth generation bombardment plane. The Air Force plans to buy a large number of units by pointing to the scale of the program.
A new era in American strike
B-52 and B-1 bombardment planes were put into service in the 1990s. The spirit of B-2 soon took the lead as the world’s most advanced hidden platform. Fleet remained small; Only 21 aircraft were built. As he disappeared in one accident, the other was grounded.
Maintenance costs remain extremely high. These borders pushed us to quickly monitor Planners B-21 Raider.
B-21 is still under test phase. Its design looks like B-2’s flight wing, but it carries huge upgrades. Air entries are buried to avoid radar detection. The 2-B exhaust system suppresses heat emissions and makes it difficult to follow infrared.
The aircraft is equipped with advanced radar, electronic war systems and intelligence, surveillance, discovery (ISR) technology. It also has a long strike range and allows the mid -air operations in large areas without refuel supply.
Raider’s open system architecture will allow the easy integration of new weapons and future technologies, providing an advantage of adaptability.
US strategy for B-21
Reports show that the Air Force aims to add at least 100 B-21 bombardment planes to the fleet of the fleet. Analysts warn that this may be insufficient. When B-2 was designed, the target was 132 units, but only 21 were completed. Limited production increased over 2 billion dollars per airplane. A similar deficiency in the supply of B-21 can increase the price per airplane to excessive levels.
Senior US commanders advised a much larger fleet and some proposed more than 200 units. Their reasoning is to ensure that the United States can reflect the air force at the same time in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Expansion calls grew loudly with the possibility of confronting China.
