(Northrop Grumman)
Newsweek: The U.S. Military Is Building a Fleet of Star Trek-Inspired 'Shadow' Bombers Invisible to Radar
The Pentagon is developing a new fleet of shadow bombers that possibly disappear on radar like those featured in Star Trek movies.
The unit of B-21 stealth bombers, a futuristic combat aircraft, are being created at a secret desert plant in Palmdale, California, after the company Northrop Grumman won the contract for their development two years ago, The Times reported.
The U.S. military has sanctioned the development of around 100 of the bat-like bombers for as much as $80 billion. The precise amount remains top secret.
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Update: The US military is working on an 'invisibility cloak' for its latest stealth bomber (BT).
WNU Editor: The Pentagon's Inspector General is praising this program .... Pentagon's Inspector General Praises Secret $97 Billion Bomber (Bloomberg). More here .... $80 billion bomber gets early praise from Pentagon's inspector general (The Hill).
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
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