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January
2015

Shrouded in Mystery, New Bomber Makes Waves

Shrouded in Mystery, New Bomber Makes Waves

The half a dozen analysts and experts interviewed by Defense News for this piece all agree on one thing: the LRS-B has the chance to shape American military aerospace for the next 20 years. Whichever competitor wins will reap a windfall of development money; the loser could find itself out of the military attack airframe business entirely.

And while the program appears to be on track, Congress is waiting in the wings for any sign of cost overrun or technological problems.

"This is crunch time," said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group. "It's the biggest single outstanding DoD competition by a very wide margin. That makes it important in and of itself."

Tags Long Range Strike-Bomber, LRS-B Media Outlet: Defense News Categories: Teal Group In The Media, Richard L. Aboulafia

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