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Air Force

James Says Air Force Wants 100 LRSB Aircraft, Faster FMS Process

Pat Host

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

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James Says Air Force Wants 100 LRSB Aircraft, Faster FMS Process

Northrop Grumman's B-2 bomber. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force wants to purchase 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB), service Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday, the high end of the 80-to-100 aircraft range the service has previously stated.LRSB is considered one of the Air Force’s top programs. Service acquisition officials anticipate spending $564 million per bomber in fiscal year 2016 dollars (Defense Daily, Oct. 27).B-2 incumbent Northrop Grumman [NOC] beat out a Lockheed Martin-[LMT]-Boeing [BA] team in October to win the lucrative deal. The contract award is…

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