"The Department is going to continue to invest in tech," he said. The secretary said he and the Defense Department are committed to continuing with that kind of cooperation with the defense industrial base to ensure that the best technology America can offer will be available to contribute to the nation's defense. This sort of advance that makes us great, and this sort of advance doesn't just happen. The B-21 is a testament to the best of America's vibrant and diverse industrial base. In fact, they've been on the production line here in Palmdale to assist. "Our Air Force pilots, maintainers and DOD civilians have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with their industry counterparts. "The B-21 is the result of deep teamwork at this plant," he said. The B-21 Raider was built by Northrop Grumman and was developed through deep partnership with stakeholders in the U.S. And it will work seamlessly across domains, and theaters, and across the joint force."
It can handle anything from gathering intel, to battle management, to integrating with our allies and partners. "As the United States continues to innovate, this bomber will be able to defend our country with new weapons that haven't even been invented yet. "The Raider was built with open-system architecture, which makes it highly adaptable," Austin said. It will be able to support joint and coalition forces across the full spectrum of operations, Austin said, and is also designed to be flexible enough to meet the evolving threat environment. "The B-21 is carefully designed to be the most maintainable bomber ever built."Īs a dual-capable penetrating strike stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider is capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. "We don't really have a capability unless we can maintain it," he said.
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