
The Air Force’s current plan to buy anywhere from 80 to 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB) will not be sufficient to meet operational requirements, and double that number could be needed for a large scale conflict in which conventional and nuclear bombers are needed, a study by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies found.Michael Moeller, the author of the study and formerly the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs, said the service needs a…