New US B-21 Raider Illustrates Waste in Western Defense Spending Giving Russia-China the Edge
New US B-21 Raider Illustrates Waste in Western Defense Spending Giving Russia-China the Edge
The New Atlas
Dec 3, 2022
- The US has unveiled thes stealth B-21 Raider - its newest bomber;
- The B-21 Raider may cost over 700 million US dollars per warplane;
- It will not fly until next year at the earliest and still requires extensive design reviews;
- Western analysts admit it faces major challenges going against modern integrated air defense systems produced by nations like Russia and China;
- Rather than depend on its stealth, analysts suggest it could use tactics already used by conventional aircraft to carry out standoff strikes using long-range precision guided weapons;
- If used to carry out standoff strikes, there is no need for expensive stealth capabilities;
References:
NPR - Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider:
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/114036...
RUSI - Preliminary Lessons in Conventional Warfighting from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: February–July 2022:
https://rusi.org/explore-our-research...
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Our Supporters:
https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ou...
Breaking Defense - Israel Shifts To Standoff Weapons In Syria As Russian Threats Increase:
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/07/i...
Air and Space Forces Magazine - Syria Strike Story Shifting; AFCENT Says F-22s Flew Strike Cap, Basic JASSMs Used:
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/syr...
National Interest - Stealth vs. Missiles: Who Wins When Russia's S-400 Takes On America's New B-21 Raider?:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buz...
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