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DoD Studying Whether Air Force Needs More Than 100 New Bombers

By Marc Selinger

Friday, May 26th, 2017

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DoD Studying Whether Air Force Needs More Than 100 New Bombers

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

Studies led by the Department of Defense are exploring whether the Air Force needs more than the 100 new bombers it currently plans to buy, according to service officials.While the Air Force is slated to acquire 100 B-21 Raiders to replace its aging bombers, a higher figure is being considered as part of DoD’s ongoing nuclear posture review and its development of a new national defense strategy, service officials testified May 25 before the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and…

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