America’s new B-21 Raider has 4 big secrets that China’s military is desperate to steal, including whether the stealth bomber is capable of unmanned flight.
The Air Force’s new B-21 Raider
stealth bomber that debuted Dec. 2 is safely back in its hangar in California, but you can bet China’s keyboard warriors are furiously clicking away trying to unravel its secrets via cyber-espionage. You, me and military officers in China and other bad guy countries all want to know four big secrets about the B-21.
First, can the B-21 fly without pilots? Original acquisition documents called for the B-21 bomber to be"capable of manned and unmanned operations."out to save weight and increase endurance flight time. No one doubts the Air Force pilots can stick it out for long missions. Back in 2001, two B-2 bomber pilots logged a 44-hour mission from Missouri to Afghanistan and back.
Third, the Chinese, Russians and others are wondering about what type of missions the B-21 can carry out. Upholding the nuclear deterrence triad by training for nuclear weapons delivery will be one vital task. However, the B-21 with its advanced networking is also primed for a range of conventional missions. Let me illustrate by way of the movie"Top Gun: Maverick" which, if you are reading this piece, you probably saw.
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