Next Generation B52 Will Be More Spy Plane Than Bomber

Posted By Guest on December 21, 2009

The B2/B52 are bad, but the brass wants something badder
Air Force Looking for the Next Generation B52

It turns out the Air Force's next generation bomber really isn't much of a bomber at all. While the next iteration of stealth bombers is still on the drawing board, the DoD and top Air Force command know what the wars of the next century will call for: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as the ability to deploy non-kinetic weapons to disrupt enemy operations.

That's not to say the next bomber won't conduct any conventional bombing, but the Air Force is looking for something far more versatile than what our current fleet offers.

The B2/B52 are bad, but the brass wants something badder