America's 5 Next Generation Super Weapons
Dave Majumdar
Security, United States
New ships, submarines and aircraft are on the drawing boards that will help maintain America’s edge over Beijing and Moscow.
The United States military is far by the most technologically advanced and capable force the Earth has ever seen.
From satellites, to stealth fighters and bombers, to advanced surface ships and submarines, America’s arsenal is unmatched by any other power. But American military supremacy rests on maintaining that technological edge. Even now, Russia and China are advancing their capabilities in the hopes of one day matching or even exceeding U.S. capabilities.
But the Pentagon isn’t standing still. Even now, new ships, submarines and aircraft are on the drawing boards that will help maintain America’s edge over Beijing and Moscow. However, first those efforts must navigate the Byzantine labyrinth that is the Pentagon bureaucracy and secure funding from the U.S. Congress.
LRS-B:
The centerpiece of future American dominance in the Western Pacific and around the world is the U.S. Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program. The new bomber is being designed to fly over vast distances into the teeth of enemy air defenses to deliver a bomb load before the enemy even knows it’s there. But unlike previous U.S. stealth bomber efforts, the LRS-B is just one part of a larger family of systems. Reconnaissance assets, electronic attack platforms, cruise missiles and other systems will accompany the bomber as it flies into enemy airspace. Moreover, the bomber will be designed so that it can be optionally manned. Northrop Grumman and Boeing are battling over the right to build the new plane.
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