Nå vet man aldri om siste ord er sagt, og langt mindre hvordan flyet kommer til og se ut, men Northrop Grumman er tildelt oppgaven med og designe og bygge USAs neste generasjons langdistanse stealth bombefly som skal avløse B-52 og B-1
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-grumman-wins-lrs-b-contract-418278/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-grumman-wins-lrs-b-contract-418278/
Northrop’s victory in the $80 billion Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) competition has been described as “stunning upset” against the cashed-up team of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and secures the B-2 creator’s place as a top-tier military aircraft manufacturer for decades to come.
The development contract includes options for the first 21 aircraft of what could become an at least 100-aircraft production run. Pentagon estimators place the cost of development at $23.5 billion in fiscal year 2016 dollars, and the aircraft itself valued at $564 million per copy.