The American taxpayer has been given another expense by the Pentagon this week to the tune of $100 billion over at least two decades.
A contract has been awarded to mega defense contractor Northrop Grumman to construct 100 of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) which is claimed to be a necessary upgrade to its 1950s-era B-52.
The military cites new electronic threats and systems detection that developers will be looking to counter. The increasing use of drones and new cloaking tech is expected to make it more difficult to detect or to hide within the electromagnetic spectrum.
