For Wars of the Future, Pentagon Looks to Distant Past: The B-52
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Re: For Wars of the Future, Pentagon Looks to Distant Past: The B-52
#2The B1 was too expensive to fully replace the B52
The B2 was too expensive to replace even the limited number of B1s
The B21 will likely have its costs revised so much higher that it will meet the same fate as the Zumwalt
America relies on the B52 because it has to, not because it wants to
Re: For Wars of the Future, Pentagon Looks to Distant Past: The B-52
#3The B1 was too expensive to fully replace the B52 The B2 was too expensive to replace even the limited number of B1s The B21 will likely have its costs revised so much higher that it will meet the same fate as the Zumwalt America relies on the B52 because it has to, not because it wants to
”The B-52 is slated to remain in service through 2050”
~100 years of flight!