{"id":3269,"date":"2018-04-09T22:01:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T22:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2018-04-09T22:01:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T22:01:16","slug":"the-us-air-force-has-big-plans-for-the-b-21-b-2-b-1b-and-b-52-bombers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/09\/the-us-air-force-has-big-plans-for-the-b-21-b-2-b-1b-and-b-52-bombers\/","title":{"rendered":"THE US AIR FORCE HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE B-21, B-2, B-1B AND B-52 BOMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2481\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/B1B-F2-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced: The National Interest<\/p>\n<p>By Kris Osborn<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force\u2019s recently released Bomber Vector calls for wide range of new technologies for the fleet &#8211; to include newer stealth materials, faster computer processors, upgraded weapons and new sensors to ensure the force will still be able to launch attacks in more advanced, future high-threat scenarios spanning into the 2050s.<\/p>\n<p>The new Air Force bomber fleet plan, released in conjunction with the service\u2019s 2019 Budget request, also seeks a larger bomber fleet and maps a modernization and production trajectory for the introduction of the emerging B-21 Raider in the mid-2020s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Air Force\u2019s Bomber Vector established the overarching future planning guidance for the Air Force bomber force. The force must include both standoff and stand-in capabilities, hinging on use of stealth and other technologies,\u201d Maj. William Russell, Air Force official, told Warrior Maven in a written statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: http:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/the-buzz\/the-air-force-has-big-plans-the-b-21-b-2-b-1-b-52-bombers-25280<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced: The National Interest By Kris Osborn The Air Force\u2019s recently released Bomber Vector calls for wide range of new technologies for the fleet &#8211; to include newer stealth materials, faster computer processors, upgraded weapons and new sensors to ensure the force will still be able to launch attacks in more advanced, future high-threat scenarios&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/09\/the-us-air-force-has-big-plans-for-the-b-21-b-2-b-1b-and-b-52-bombers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">THE US AIR FORCE HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE B-21, B-2, B-1B AND B-52 BOMBERS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-industry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3270,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions\/3270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}