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26. Will it come anywhere near

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Tue May 28, 2024, 03:16 AM

May 2024

The specs it wss designed for or will it be another military boondoggle that provides huge profit at lowered spec.

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Air Force unveils photos of B-21 Raider in flight as nuclear stealth bomber moves closer to deployment [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2024 OP

You think the design team was sitting around and someone said: Docreed2003 May 2024 #1

I thought of something along those lines. captain queeg May 2024 #2

If you look closely enough True Dough May 2024 #29

Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon BumRushDaShow May 2024 #3

Looks like a flying halibut to me. coprolite May 2024 #6

Could be reverse engineering... AZ8theist May 2024 #10

David Grusch might have been onto something Polybius May 2024 #13

Yes of course. It has been stored in hanger 54 at Wright-Patt. Irish_Dem May 2024 #18

I was being sarcastic..... AZ8theist May 2024 #20

I'm an old Air Force brat and we loved these stories to pieces. Irish_Dem May 2024 #21

Actually, the B-21, and it predecessor, the B-2, look like something designed by Batman. Angleae May 2024 #11

Lethal limits know no bounds. czarjak May 2024 #4

welcome our SkyNet overlords Shellback Squid May 2024 #5

Trump would like to get a copy of all classified documents relating to this project dalton99a May 2024 #7

He probably got them. First thing. Irish_Dem May 2024 #19

They were in the second row of boxes, on the floor. The one with the splash stains. Marcuse May 2024 #30

Probably one of the empty folders. Irish_Dem May 2024 #32

Putin might pay for it in crypto if he's running low on Rubles IronLionZion May 2024 #22

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I always thought clouds would be a good disguise for alien spaceships. Irish_Dem May 2024 #17

Irish_Dem Johnny999r May 2024 #42

I loved that movie. Irish_Dem May 2024 #43

32 Broken Arrow incidents since 1950 -- find the ones you lost first Ponietz May 2024 #9

And what we do know about military mishaps tells us that they are far from perfect. erronis May 2024 #12

Perhaps some UAP sightings were mistaken for this Polybius May 2024 #14

Sometimes when the US Air Force is testing new planes or equipment people report Irish_Dem May 2024 #16

If a flying object is unidentified, then it must be aliens IronLionZion May 2024 #23

..... LeftInTX May 2024 #27

Lol. As soon as I saw his later photos - that' s exactly where I went... electric_blue68 May 2024 #41

Good God it looks like a flying saucer. Irish_Dem May 2024 #15

Tell me these things are cheap Aussie105 May 2024 #24

Pentagon is keeping the cost secret right now. Probably around $700m-$1.3b per plane. Irish_Dem May 2024 #33

Looks like a rainrdrop with wings...which I suppose would be stealthy ArkansasDemocrat1 May 2024 #25

Will it come anywhere near Old Crank May 2024 #26

"lowered spec", huh? It will NOT be a military boondoggle Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #28

Just basing my questions on some other advanced designs. Old Crank May 2024 #36

You know how they got the Bradley? jmowreader May 2024 #44

Looking like a boondoggle of sorts. Pentagon is fighting with Northrop Grumman Irish_Dem May 2024 #37

I thought the government was broke and couldn't afford anything John Shaft May 2024 #31

They can ALWAYS afford new toys for the generals and admirals.... lastlib May 2024 #35

Planes costing $1B each are just fine. Healthcare, education, Soc Sec, etc. costs too much. Irish_Dem May 2024 #38

Cool plane DetroitLegalBeagle May 2024 #34

..." in variants with and without pilots." republianmushroom May 2024 #39

How much did that cost? Brenda May 2024 #40