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U.S. Air Force Commander Discusses B-21 Production Options

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

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U.S. Air Force Commander Discusses B-21 Production Options

Pictured is a B-21 outside of Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing plant at Edwards AFB, Calif. where the service is flight testing the plane (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Last year's Strategic Posture Commission report advised the Pentagon to increase the planned buy of the U.S. Air Force B-21 stealth bomber and supporting tankers. The Air Force has said that current plans call for 100 B-21s. On Wednesday, in response to a question during an Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center virtual forum, Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, the commander of the Eighth Air Force at Barksdale AFB, La., discussed options to increase the build of the Northrop Grumman [NOC]…

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