
An ongoing congressionally-mandated review of the U.S. Air Force’s force structure includes the B-21 bomber but it is too early to say if the production quantities for the stealth aircraft will be increased, the chief executive of Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Thursday. The current program of record covers 100 B-21 Raiders although the Air Force Global Strike Command has said it may need at least 145 of the bombers, a decision that could be made in the mid-2030s (Defense…