What does /pol/ thinks about our new bomber?
Ayy lamo
>>65509660
jelly
>>65509660
Meh
Wish they would bring back the SR-71 design, not nessarily for a bomber but a plane in general
Good for you.
Spend your money on more useless shit that will never see action.
>>65509660
>new
>>65509877
>Germany
I know right, we should spend the money funding Muhammad and his rape adventures.
how is it different from the old one
>>65509851
Apparently the sr-72 is being developed. So that means it's probably being flown by test pilots now
>>65509990
But you did that for 15 years in the Middle East.
>>65509660
Is it going to be a money pit like the F-35? I'm getting tire of spending money we don't have for crap we don't need.
It looks almost exactly the same as the B-2, are you sure it's a new model?
Might just be Northrop ricing the fuck out of a B-2 and getting mad tax dollars.
>>65510268
The B-2 deserves to be riced up. It's a piece of shit that requires too much maintenance to fly often. Currently and there are only a handful in existence.
>>65510448
If anything needs to be riced up it's the a-10. We have enough bomber platforms
Too bad we can't see that a long range nuclear equipped bomber, a decent fighter or ucav, nuclear submarines and the national guard are pretty much all we need in terms of defense.
The rest of the military is a waste of money.
There are two oceans between us and any serious conventional threats.
But of course, the military's purpose isn't to defend us, it's to kill sand niggers in the name of Israel.
>>65510448
They'll probably use cool new materials on this one. Like that mesh they have so they don't have to re paint it with expensive stuff all of the time. It looks like they'll also be using the new s shaped intakes.
I like it. If you have something that works, no need for an overhaul. Hopefully they can use things they've learned from the b2 to save money
>>65509660
>implying it's not already built
>implying it's not the ghoul.
The announcement article even mentioned it being modular in nature. Just like the Ghoul
>>65510905
>But of course, the military's purpose isn't to defend us, it's to kill sand niggers in the name of Israel.
What's the difference?
>>65509660
so when are we shooting one down again
>>65510695
That's literally what they wanted the f35 for. A faster and stealthier a10 that can sometimes sort of "dogfight."
>>65510006
Really? Why? The SR-71 was rendered obsolete by satellites, what's changed that'd make a spy-plane useful?
Or is it just a social program to support struggling aerospace contractors with US government money?
>>65510268
it's only an artists rendering
I doubt the photoshop nerd that made it was even allowed to see what exists of it at this point. They
probably just said make the old one sleeker.
This thing will have a MODULAR PAYLOAD that can hold bombs or recon and surveillance equipment.
SB-3 Ghoul guy seems like less of a bullshitter to me now.
>>65509660
Why did they pay somebody $5 to render this in Lightwave?
>>65511354
Gov't outsources top secret shit to Fivver.com all of the time.
>>65511138
literally came here to post this
t. diaspora
>>65511354
They're trying to save money Isaac. That's a good thing.
>people think we spent 400 billion developing a single plane
>implying the F-35 project wasn't to funnel money into several secret project planes
>implying this will be any different
>>65511138
/thread
>>65511471
Is my German dog spying on me??
>>65511161
F35 fills a different role. It's a stealth fighter, bomber, and SEAD platform.
The A10 is for close air support.
>>65509877
>never see action
You really don't understand the purpose of military, do you?
If it never sees action that means it fulfilled its purpose.
Direct conflict only happens when you are percieved as weak enough by your enemies that they feel comfortable in challenging you.
>>65511138
never probably
>>65509660
It looks just like the leaks that happened on /pol/ about two months ago. Which means there's some anon's in throw away the key black site prison now.
>>65511297
is it just me or does this seem like a terrible idea. How can it possible be a good idea, to use a presumably nuclear capable strategic bomber as a reconnaissance platform.
It's like the cruise missile debate all over again.
>>65511138
>everything that could go wrong goes wrong
>still barely manage to find a stealth aircraft designed on 70s computing power
>>65509660
It's the bomb
>>65509660
All I know is that for every legit UFO experience, the Air Force sends some chump to blame it on the weather.
How's that stand with you faggots.
>>65509660
it's not very stealthy is it?
i can see it clearly in that picture
Does it fly back after you throw it?
>>65512306
Savings? Instead of 3 fleets of aircraft and 3 different sets of crews, you now have one plane and one crew (with maybe an extra guy trained for Recon instead of bombing) and if the modular systems can be swapped quickly, it's not putting too many planes out of service at any time.
>>65512607
Actually it's very stealthy. In this picture it's just disguised itself as a B2.
>>65509660
They should name it Wraith, the ghostly figure you see before death.
Nobody's posted this yet?
>>65512864
ayy lmao
It's not the same thing as the Ghoul, if that thing actually exists.
It's more of an improved B-2 with more mature and reliable technology that will be easier to mass produce and maintain. Should have significantly better capabilities too.
>>65509660
>our
you're representative of military-industrial complex or just another pleb counting as >ours if your flag is on it?
>>65512703
But it could lead to enormous misunderstanding and escalation. In moment of tension a hostile enemy, could never be sure that your recon plane wasn't about to blow them to hell. They'd have to treat every sortie as a potentially existential threat, which in the context of NUCLEAR capable aircraft, means responses could include first strike options.
It fucking madness.
>>65509660
US confirmed for extraterrestrials
XCOM when?
>>65509660
Sexy
>>65513267
it aint dropping bombs on walmart that's for sure
>>65509660
You can't improve upon perfection
>>65513422
That's possible, but I doubt this would be flown over a nuclear country in a time of peace or tension. (The Open Skies Treaty does a pretty good job letting enemies fly over installations they're worried about without concern for shoot-down.)
I imagine in a Recce role, it would be for places like Afghanistan or Africa at this time.
Should hostilities break out with Russia or China, having low-observable aircraft with jamming and ELINT capabilities flying the sorties with the bombers would be advantageous in protecting the bombers until they reach their targets.
>>65513778
There may be some truth to that. You can tell that this patriot is for real. RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8_KPV3XPY
>>65509660
Looks expensive.
So when is WW3 happening? I mean why else are we buying all this expensive dumb shit when we already outclass every country combined for decades.
>>65514928
Tensions are heating up between the Western bloc and Iran-Russia and China.
The real purpose of all of this equipment and readiness is deterrence. Peace through strength and all that.
>>65514928
We need to be able to continue to outclass them Ruskies.
The B-52s are in need of retirement. The youngest B-52 (Tail # 61-040) is 54 years old and has well over 21,500 flight hours to her name.
That's the youngest.
The B-2s are only 21 in number, rapidly losing their skin (and need special hangers so the RAM doesn't peel off further) and the Russians can track them on radar now.
>>65509660
sexy but i don't know its capabilities
points off for looking too much like the b2 as well
>>65512651
tfw no boomerang bomber hype
>>65515556
What a loyal damn plane.
#SETFLAG CZECHREPUBLIC#
test
is this the plane the anon spilled the beans on a couple of months ago? Isn't he deideded
>>65509660
>outdated stealth
>2016
good use of taxpayers money as always murica
>>65509660
Too patriarchal, needs more feminism.
>>65511910
this
>>65511201
It's a backup for when those satellites get destroyed
>>65516960
I love the BUFF, I really do, but we need to let her rest.
>>65517162
It looks like it. And he was imprisoned on Diego Garcia. Probably dead now.
>>65511201
they still use U-2 planes.
>>65509660
>What does /pol/ thinks about our new bomber?
It's literally B-2 with cheaper to maintain RAM and slightly smaller bomb load. Relatively low risk program. Basically B-2 Spirit with reasonable operations costs and decent numbers so R&D costs per airframe won't be insane.
>>65511201
Sr-71 remained in service as long as it did because it could collect time critical intelligence. Satellites are easy to track and predict when they are above. It's easy to hide stuff from photographic recon satellites if you know what happens on orbit. Spy planes are harder to predict. Even if those have worse position to photograph shit.
>>65519661
Fly-away costs are expected to be only $550 million compared to the B-2's $2.3 Billion.
That's a bargain in terms of a LO bomber.
