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 Posted: Aug 02, 2012 - 11:44 PM
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http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.asp ... 424632.xml
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Analysts suggest the requirement for the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) program could be as high as 200 aircraft as the aircraft begins to replace aging B-1s and B-52s.
If that's true, this is going to have to be a really economical aircraft. |
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 06:33 AM
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| My confidence in that number actually being fulfilled is already dropping like rock. Let's just hope the level of R&D and testing needing to be done is as low as they say it is. |
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 11:30 PM
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You would think most of the necessary technologies are already developed so they just have to package them together. With the B-2, F-22 and F-35 much of the cost had to be developing new tech. But then again this is the defence industry  |
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Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 06:13 PM
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| Isn't one of the big pros of this bomber program supposed to be that it'll be able to be produced in numbers (since the B-2 has the majority of its projected capability)? This reminds me of the Virginia and Seawolf class subs. |
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Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 04:14 AM
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| Probably a safe bet would be to divide by 4 or so, and then take 10% off that. Same would probably apply for either the original F-22 requirement and estimated total F-35 procurement as well... |
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