Perspective Military Air Force Bombarder B-21 Raider Air Force (Air Force) of the United States can change power in the Pacific, writes veteran of the Marine Corps (KMP) of the United States Alex Hollings in the SandBoxx blog.
According to the author, Beijing in the South China Sea controls the water that Washington and its conquers are considered international. However, Currently, the United States cannot counteract China in this region, since the Chinese side has, in particular, the Hyper-Rocket Rocket DF-17 with a flight range of more than a thousand kilometers, which is less than the combat radius of American deck fighters F / A-18 Super Hornet and F-35C Lightning II.
Hollingse is confident that B-21 Raider, called the Publication of the most advanced invisibility bomber from ever created, will be enough to solve this task. The author, describing the potential American-Chinese conflict, argues that the United States in the event of war with China is unlikely to be planted on the mainland of the country, where they risk to face the largest army of the world, and there will be a fighting at sea, blocking Beijing access to world markets, and use stealth aircraft to apply strikes on anti-religious launchers.
After that, according to the veteran of the CMP USA, the US military can approach the shores of China to strike on objects to subordinate to themselves military and industrial infrastructure of the country.
In March, Popular Mechanics magazine wrote that B-21 Raider will become a “killer” of Russian air defense systems (air defense) S-400 “Triumph” and Chinese fighters of the fifth generation J-20.
In January, the publication stated that the B-21 Raider bomber created by Northrop Grumman could be the “coolest” aircraft in the world.
In January 2020, the American Lieutenant-General David Dopula said that the United States could apply Iran a fast and fatal blow, using fifth generation fighters produced by Stealth Technologies F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as well as promising B -21 RAIDER.
According to open data, the US Air Force planning at least 100 units of B-21 Raider with a total cost of $ 80 billion. These strategic bombers must replace B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit. The first flight of the B-21 Raider should take place in the next one or two years.