"The Air Force Needs a New Non-Stealthy Bomber" Topic

"In 1957, the U.S. military began to worry that the Soviet Union might have more strategic bombers than the United States. That fear of a "bomber gap" turned out to be baseless, but today, a dangerous gap is emerging between the long-range strike capacity America needs and what will be available once today's bombers retire. If not addressed, this new bomber gap might leave the United States and its allies more vulnerable to aggression much sooner than people realize.

While China and Russia aggressively pursue anti-access/area-denial strategies, the ability of bombers to employ standoff weapons will remain a linchpin of any U.S. strategy. In a near-peer conflict, how well the United States can employ massive waves of bombers might very well be the difference between victory and defeat. Non-stealth bombers such as the B-1 and B-52 have an important role to play in A2/AD scenarios because they can carry so many standoff weapons…"

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Amicalement
Armand

There are a lot of surplus airliners sitting on tarmacs right now.

Might make sense to retrofit a lot of those to carry bombs and missiles.

Leave the paintwork alone, just for grins.

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I can just picture this lobbing standoffs.

Thanks!.

Amicalement
Armand