Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James unveiled the artist rendering Friday based on the initial design concept.
Black, sleek, with swept-back wings and stealthy design make this aircraft look a lot like another famous bomber — the B-2 Spirit.
James seemed to hint at that during her announcement. "The B-21 has been designed from the beginning based on a set of requirements that allows the use of existing and mature technology," she said at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
James also indicated it is critical B-21 has a long-range standoff weapon and that needs to be LRSO. ALCM built for 10 yrs, been around 30 yrs.
JUST IN from #AWS16: @SecAF23 releases first rendering of #LRSB, the new B-21 pic.twitter.com/85fCCY0TTR— Air Force Assoc. (@AirForceAssoc) February 26, 2016
Rand: It's critical B-21 has a long-range standoff weapon and that needs to be LRSO. ALCM built for 10 yrs, been around 30 yrs. #AWS16— Air Force Magazine (@AirForceMag) February 26, 2016
