in the global war on terror while the fb-NUMBER_TOKEN did seem to offer a great bargain in terms of cost for capability the need for that stealth capability was just less pressing that same year lockheed martin's latest stealth fighter the f-NUMBER_TOKEN was preparing to begin test flights and would ultimately provide the us with a second stealth fighter importantly it would be a stealth fighter that placed a lot of emphasis on engaging ground targets the fbNUMBER_TOKEN concept would draw its last breath in a quadrennial defense review that same year it's important to note that at the time there were no stealth bombers in development for the united states with plans to start development further down the road for a bomber that would enter service in the late NUMBER_TOKENs but today we know america would start development on its next stealth bomber quite a bit sooner when northrop was awarded a contract to begin work on the b-NUMBER_TOKEN raider back in NUMBER_TOKEN and that makes you wonder if some of those hard conversations about the capabilities offered by the fbNUMBER_TOKEN didn't worm their way into discussion about a renewed great power competition and the need for a new stealth bomber sooner rather than later and with that bit of unfounded conjecture ends yet another edition of sandbox news i'm alex hollings make sure you swing by URL_TOKEN today and every day for all the latest news entertainment and motivation from all around the force if you got anything out of today's video make sure to like and subscribe down below and leave me a comment i have a blast reading them all and of course don't forget to tap on that bell icon so you never miss a drop from sandbox news
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