While the Air Force may lay out an acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber in the service's fiscal 2023 budget request, defense policy makers are weighing how to balance a B-21 procurement timeline with sustaining 76 Boeing [BA] B-52s, 45 B-1Bs, and 20 Northrop Grumman B-2s in the years ahead. "In deciding whether and how quickly to acquire B-21s, Congress may wish to consider the tradeoff between the cost and effectiveness of new aircraft and…
