U.S. Air Force sees bomber contract in one to two months

Try keeping it simple! You want a long range bomber just build it as a bomber just as the B52 was. No multirole activity, simple but connected flightdeck, easy to fix when broken away from home base, just enough defences, higher ceiling thus less need of 'stealth' technology....simply, build a old style bomber to be just a bomber.

If the Russian's can still get by with 'Blackjack' and 'Backfire' or even 'Bear's ' then why should USAF hemmoarage money building something so expensive no one else would be silly enough to compete with?

Hopefully this will be something that can be used, if needed, in the right situations and not a one size fits all. Theater bomber? As in B-1 replacement. Global heavy lifter? B-52 replacement. Global strategic, precision stealth instrument? B-2 replacement. That is three types, not requirements for one plane.

So, what is the probability of a protest?

Let us pray that it doesn't turn out like the F35

How come we are spending Billions on these when we need so much of our infrastructure (bridges and roads) replaced/fixed, etc. This is a total waste of dollars. We already know it will never stay on budget...no pentagon projects does. Just cut it and use the money wisely in my opinion.