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B-21 Raider: The Stealth Bomber That Makes Russia And China All Sorts Of Nervous
19FortyFive ^
| 8/27/2022
| Steve Balestrieri
Posted on 08/27/2022 3:23:21 PM PDT by whyilovetexas111
Because of the prohibitive cost of designing, developing, and fielding a strategic bomber force, only three countries field strategic bombers, able to hit continents thousands of miles away; China, Russia, and the United States.
And the B-21 Raider stealth bomber is set to provide the U.S. Air Force with 100 bombers for at least the next 30 years.
The B-21 Raider gets its name honoring the Doolittle Raiders, U.S. Army Air Force men during World War II. Just months after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. suffering defeat after defeat in the Pacific theater, President Roosevelt ordered a sneak attack on the Japanese homeland.
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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: aviation; b21; blogkaren; blogpimp; blogspam; crapblog; stealth; usairforce
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The U.S. Air Force bomber fleet is old as you know what. This bomber seems to be the real deal from what I have read. It will be weird seeing it fly near the old B-52..
To: whyilovetexas111
Yesterday I was not so into this bomber but I really did my homework and it seems to be coming in on time and on budget.
To: whyilovetexas111
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:35:06 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: whyilovetexas111
They were supposed to buy 120 B-2s and didnt. Not even close.
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:38:21 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: whyilovetexas111
Um, yeah, 100 strategic bombers are great and all, but 10,000 ICBMs might be pretty good too.
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:45:35 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Finishing is better than starting.)
To: Obadiah
In terms of delivery, I imagine subs present the greatest threat.
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:48:59 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:54:56 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Finishing is better than starting.)
To: Gene Eric
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:55:56 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: Gene Eric
fish and birds...
stealth
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:56:44 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: Gene Eric
The problem with subs is that if they suddenly start quietly disappearing, what point is the trip wire where you say “launch”. And against who?
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posted on
08/27/2022 3:57:16 PM PDT
by
SauronOfMordor
(A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
To: Gene Eric
Subs may already be detectable by satellite.
To: The Free Engineer
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:08:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: The Free Engineer
“Subs may already be detectable by satellite.”
They were detectable 50+ years ago, but the MIC didn’t want to lose the billions doing sub hunting. It’s like the aircraft delivered nukes; there was never any need past 50 years ago, but the MIC had to have billions for nuke capable aircraft.
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:11:11 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(No Arm up! They have!)
To: The Free Engineer
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:11:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: whyilovetexas111
“but I really did my homework and it seems to be coming in on time and on budget.”
Then you really didn’t do your homework since it is over time and over budget.
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:12:18 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(No Arm up! They have!)
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:13:13 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
To: Gene Eric
You are the only guy( besides me), that gets it!
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:16:27 PM PDT
by
rellic
To: SauronOfMordor; Obadiah; mylife; The Free Engineer
>> what point is the trip wire where you say “launch”. And against who?
Check out the related French film, Wolf’s Call. And go with the sub-titles instead the voice overs... yeah, there’s a pun ;)
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:17:54 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: CodeToad
I’m not aware of any technology that can detect a submerged submarine that doesn’t want to be found.
You may have come up with it but not too many other people have.
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:20:24 PM PDT
by
rellic
To: rellic; All
I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you
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posted on
08/27/2022 4:23:56 PM PDT
by
mylife
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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