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Air Force Considering Further B-21 Declassification

Pat Host

Monday, September 19th, 2016

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Air Force Considering Further B-21 Declassification

The Air Force in 2016 unveiled the name of the future B-21 bomber: the "Raider." (Credit: Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--The Air Force is considering declassifying further parts of the B-21 Raider program, but a key service official warned that the program would not be entirely declassified.Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Director and Program Executive Officer (PEO) Randall Walden said Monday the service is working with the intelligence community (IC) to ensure which information, and the timing of its potential release, makes sense. He didn't say which aspects of the program the Air Force was considering declassifying.…

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