The US Air Force secretary unveiled the first official rendering of the new Long Range Strike Bomber and revealed its official designation: the B-21.
In a speech at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium on Feb. 26, Secretary Deborah Lee James shared an artist’s concept design of the next-generation bomber, which will be built by Northrop Grumman. She also announced the plane’s long-awaited designation, calling it the B-21.
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However, the Air Force still has not decided on a name for the new B-21, James said. She called on airmen to send in suggestions.
“So we have an image, we have a designation, but what we don’t yet have, we don’t yet have a name, ” James said, “and this is where I’m challenging and I’m calling on every airman today … to give us your best suggestions for a name for the B-21, America’s newest bomber.”
JUST IN from #AWS16: @SecAF23 releases first rendering of #LRSB, the new B-21 pic.twitter.com/85fCCY0TTR
— Air Force Assoc. (@AirForceAssoc) February 26, 2016
