02.02.2009, 08:01
Der 2018 Bomber ist tot.
Es lebte die B-3 UCAV
Thank you Mr. Obama :roll:
Es lebte die B-3 UCAV
Zitat:Heavy Bombers Hit The Twilight Zone<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20090201.aspx">http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairf ... 90201.aspx</a><!-- m -->
February 1, 2009: The U.S. Department of Defense has told the U.S. Air Force that there will be no more money for developing a new heavy bomber. Not for a while, anyway. That will slowdown the decade long air force effort to get a new heavy bomber, but won't stop it.
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These derivative designs were apparently favored because the air force knew it was unlikely to get the money for a radical (and expensive) new design. Now they've been told they won't even get money for a "B-2 Lite." There was also talk of building the B-3 so it could operate with, or without, a crew. The air force had rejected suggestions that the B-3 be a UAV. But now it looks like that may change, as a B-3 UAV would be cheaper, and a future project more likely to get funded.
The air force hoped to get the B-3 into service in by 2018. That is no longer possible, even though the air force has already spent several billion dollars of its money on B-3 development. All is not lost. The B-3 spec called for a smaller and stealthier aircraft that carried a ten ton bomb load (less than half what current heavy bombers haul). This recognizes the efficiency of smart bombs, which are more than a hundred times more effective than unguided bombs.
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Thank you Mr. Obama :roll: