(Luft) Northrop-Grumman B-21 Raider (Long Range Strike Bomber)

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Man könnte einiges an Mutmaßungen dazu anstellen, die gesplitteten Inlets und die sehr bauchige Formgebung sind schon interessant.

Wichtiger als die Vorstellung an sich allerdings:

Ahead of B-21 Raider reveal, Northrop CEO touts tech you won’t see

[Northrop CEO] Warden said the B-21’s capability is “significantly greater on all the requirements that the Air Force had around stealth — meaning low observability — [and] the range of the platform.”

But there also is a more modern approach to the open systems architecture of the B-21 that will make it easier to upgrade over time and ways that we’ve manufactured the B-21 compared to the B-2 that will also make it far more sustainable in terms of the exterior and the hardware of the platform,” she said.

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/12/ahea...-wont-see/