- The Air Force’s B-21 Raider Bomber Needs to Win the Math War
The B-21 Raider could redefine U S airpower—but only if America builds enough, fast enough, to replace aging bombers before China’s H-20 era fully arrives
- Inside America’s next Air Force: The jets, bombers, and drones of 2040
Over the next two decades, the US Air Force will transform through new fighters, autonomous drones, and next generation bombers Central to this shift is the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter
- Report: US bomber fleet undergoes full modernization for nuclear and . . .
According to information published by the Congressional Research Service on June 18, 2025, the US Air Force is undertaking a complete modernization of its strategic bomber fleet to maintain air superiority amid rising threats from rival powers such as China and Russia
- March 17, 2025 U. S. Strategic Bombers - Congress. gov
U S Strategic Bombers or conventional and nuclear missions Bombers carry heavy ordnance loads across long distances, for long periods of time, to strike adversary targets
- Stratcom Commander Beats Drum for 45 More B-21 Bombers
The number of bombers being acquired was set at the program’s beginning in 2011 at 100 aircraft, and despite a handful of reports advocating for a larger fleet, the number has not officially changed
- 2025 U. S. National Security Strategy - USNI News
The following is the White House’s 2025 National Security Strategy, published Dec 4, 2025 From the Report Introduction – What Is American Strategy? To ensure that America remains the world
- U. S. Air Force Needs 145 B-21s and ‘High-End Penetrating Capability . . .
STRATCOM and the USAF top officials said the service would need 145 B-21s, instead of the planned 100, and a ‘high-end penetrating capability’ to face the increased threats of future combat
- Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider - Wikipedia
Part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a stealth intercontinental strategic bomber that can deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons
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