New US B-21 Raider Illustrates Waste in Western Defense Spending Giving Russia-China the Edge

- The US has unveiled thes stealth B-21 Raider - its newest bomber; - The B-21 Raider may cost over 700 million US dollars per warplane; - It will not fly until next year at the earliest and still requires extensive design reviews; - Western analysts admit it faces major challenges going against modern integrated air defense systems produced by nations like Russia and China; - Rather than depend on its stealth, analysts suggest it could use tactics already used by conventional aircraft to carry out standoff strikes using long-range precision guided weapons; - If used to carry out standoff strikes, there is no need for expensive stealth capabilities; References: NPR - Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider: RUSI - Preliminary Lessons in Conventional Warfighting from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: February–July 2022: Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies - Our Supporters: Breaking Defense - Israel Shifts To Standoff Weapons In Syria As Russian Threats Increase: Air and Space Forces Magazine - Syria Strike Story Shifting; AFCENT Says F-22s Flew Strike Cap, Basic JASSMs Used: National Interest - Stealth vs. Missiles: Who Wins When Russia’s S-400 Takes On America’s New B-21 Raider?: Where to Find My Work: Website: Telegram: Twitter: Odysee (YouTube alternative): @LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): Weibo: ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): Line Group: Gab: VK (Facebook alternative): How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: Patreon: PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR