I agree. I don’t know why we are putting money into a manned new generation bomber.
Money is going into a useless program because the perfumed princes of the USAF command want to send sacrificial lambs into danger to prove they are still relevant.
While air power is HUGELY important, splitting them from the ground forces was the single largest tactical error ever made by the armed forces of the entire planet, imho.
Because of the split, the single best ground support platform ever devised (A-10 Thunderbolt, AKA Warthog)is in danger because the USAF hates it, while the grunts and all other ground forces WORSHIP its aid!
Most, if not all air forces HATE having to fly anything that isn’t a “fast mover”. Flyboys are awesome, but wars are won by heavy lifters, not JUST zoomies.