China’s New Stealth Bomber Program Raises Global Airpower Concerns
Beijing’s next-generation bomber could alter strategic airpower balance. China’s new stealth bomber program is reshaping global airpower competition, strategic deterrence, and Indo-Pacific military modernization efforts. China’s accelerating stealth bomber program is rapidly emerging as one of the most consequential military aviation developments in the modern strategic environment. While Beijing has spent the last two decades modernizing its naval forces, missile systems, cyber capabilities, and fifth-generation fighter fleets, the developme…
Northrop weighs new capabilities for B-2 after successful test
WASHINGTON — A B-2 Spirit’s successful release of a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range weapon during a flight test last year could pave the way for the stealth bomber to one day carry the powerful cruise missiles in combat, according to a Northrop Grumman executive. The first release of the JASSM-ER from the B-2 marked the culmination of a series of five flight tests at Palmdale, California, that took place from August through December 2021, Shaugnessy Reynolds, vice president and B-2 program manager for Northrop Grumman, tol…
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