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U.S. Air Force Sheds Some Light on Coming LRS-B Contract
The U.S. Air Force suggested it will award a 'cost-plus' contract to develop the new Long-Range Strike Bomber.
Shown is a past Boeing concept drawing of the Next Generation Bomber, an effort that became known as the Long-Range Strike Bomber.
Shown is a past Boeing concept drawing of the Next Generation Bomber, an effort that became known as the Long-Range Strike Bomber.

The U.S. Air Force shed a little more light on its secretive long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) this month, suggesting it will award a “cost-plus,” contract in which the government would shoulder the risk of a cost overrun. The service indicated that it will make a contract award to begin the development program this summer, months later than it planned earlier.