Northrop Garners Huge Win With New Bomber; LRSB $564M Per Plane

Northrop Garners Huge Win With New Bomber; LRSB $564M Per Plane
Northrop Garners Huge Win With New Bomber; LRSB $564M Per Plane

UPDATED with details from Pentagon press conference; corrected EMD contract value PENTAGON: Affirming its status as the nation’s builder of stealthy bombers, Northrop Grumman today won what will probably be the biggest defense contract of the decade, the $80 billion, $564 million-per-plane Long-Range Strike Bomber program, which will enter service circa 2025. “The LRSB will allow the…

LRSB Contract Coming ‘Very, Very Soon’:  LaPlante

LRSB Contract Coming ‘Very, Very Soon’:  LaPlante
LRSB Contract Coming ‘Very, Very Soon’: LaPlante

PENTAGON: The head of Air Force acquisition, Cubs fan Bill Laplante, told reporters today that the very, very eagerly awaited contract for the initial 21 of 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB) would be issued “very, very soon.” “We are really, really close to the award of the bomber,” he said. How close, thousands of…

LRSB: When Will The Bomber Drop?

LRSB: When Will The Bomber Drop?
LRSB: When Will The Bomber Drop?

WASHINGTON: Where, oh, where has the Long Range Strike Bomber gone? Where, oh, where can it be? The Pentagon has scheduled a briefing with Air Force acquisition head Bill LaPlante for tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean the bomber contract is going to be announced any time soon. Soon is the operative word. Air Force Secretary Deborah…