The United States has always attached great importance to its strategic bomber fleet. As the foundation for dominating the world, it not only undertakes the task of nuclear strike against , but also bears the heavy responsibility of conventional strikes, and is known as a "dual" task. Now the B21 bomber project has attracted much attention. According to the news from the US media, the B21 Hidden Bomb is about to be unveiled. In the first week of December, Northrop Grumman Company held an unveiling ceremony at its production facility in Palmdale, California, to show it to the public. It claims to be a Christmas gift to the US Air Force, but it actually means commemorating Pearl Harbor, not to mention its nickname: Raider, in order to commemorate the 1942 Doolittle bombing, a retaliation bombing of Tokyo organized in retaliation against the Pearl Harbor incident.
US media: B-21 is coming soon?
Now the US media attaches great importance to the B21 project and continues to publish articles to introduce this fighter. Among them, the US website of 1945 reminds people that there are several things you must know about B21. First of all, only the United States, China and Russia can create the next generation of hidden bombers, highlighting their cutting-edge technology. Only three countries in the world can enter, which shows how difficult it is. The United States is the country in the world that attaches the most importance to the strategic bomber , and is also the first country to develop stealth bombers, showing the United States' outstanding position in this field.
B-21's conceptual diagram
Secondly, the purpose of B21's development is to provide the United States with a strategic capability that can penetrate the enemy's air defense system , arrive anywhere in the world, and carry out precise strikes anywhere in the world. About 90% of the U.S. bomber fleets are unable to do this. In the future, B21 will assume this important task, which is an extremely important capability for the United States. This is the key to the United States' strategic advantage. If it cannot be achieved, then the United States' advantage will no longer exist.
B-21 will be a heavy task in the future
Finally, B21 will also be a dual-task bomber, that is, it can throw conventional ammunition and nuclear bomb , maintaining the main characteristics of strategic bombers. The United States hopes that it can shoulder the heavy responsibility of conventional strikes, but also serves as the core of itself and its attacking nuclear forces. According to the current plan, the United States will use B21 instead of the active B-1B strategic bomber, which can eventually replace B-52 and the former B-2.
According to the Americans themselves, this bomber continues to be ahead of the world in performance, which is a bit too confident. According to the current public information, it is technically the B-2 bomber . It is just that it is smaller in size and more advanced in application technology, and it will have good performance, but how level is the problem.
At present, the world is only the three countries can continue to develop strategic stealth bombers
Of course, Americans also admit a reality: in the field of strategic bombers, only China and Russia can match it. At present, China and Russia are also developing their own stealth bombers. Russia has its own strategic bombers, and China also has the so-called H20 project. Perhaps the progress will not be much behind the United States, and the United States cannot maintain an absolute lead in the field of strategic bombers.
Even though the B21 prototype is not displayed on the current B21 prototype, the United States has begun to plan to serve, the deployment base is determined, the testing center is selected, the training center is established, and the maintenance center is finalized.
Is there a B-21 in Australia? (From the Internet synthetic picture)
What is now attracting attention is the issue of Australia's introduction of B21. Australia has great ambitions and has firmed up with the so-called "AUKUS Agreement" with Britain and the United States. After a trilateral military alliance, it not only wants to obtain nuclear submarines, but also wants to obtain relevant requests for B21 bombers. In August this year, when US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall visited Australia, he publicly stated: "I am willing to talk about anything we can help them from the perspective of Australia." This is a clear and informal response to the sale of B-21 bombers to the Australian side.
The issue of the United States selling B21 to Australia is naturally eye-catching, but it is just an unexpected thing. Now the American media "1945" publicly stated that B21 can sell at most one Australian.As for the reasons, there is no need to explain too much. Strategic bombers are non-traded items. Since World War II , there has been no transaction of strategic bombers worldwide, let alone stealth bombers. Australia is a delusional idea. Even if it may be sold, according to the American media, not only one aircraft, but also has no nuclear strike capabilities, which means that the model has been castrated in terms of function.
B21 is a symbol of US hegemony and will not sell
easily. The purpose of the United States vigorously develops strategic bomber power is to seek global hegemony and is unwilling to have strategic-level weapons, including: strategic bombers. Any country, non-nuclear country attempts to own nuclear weapon , will be opposed by the United States, no matter what its relationship with the United States. Strategic bombers can only be enjoyed by the United States themselves, so can the B-21 project ensure that the United States maintains global hegemony? A very thought-provoking question.
