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March 17, 2026
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The U.S. Air Force is investing billions in the Boeing F-47 and Northrop Grumman B-21, but are the wars in Ukraine and Iran showing us that stealth bombers and sixth-generation fighters are unnecessary? Are small numbers of exquisite weapons worth their investment in a battlespace filled with low…
Opinion: Do F-47s And B-21s Have A Place In Drone-Filled Skies? is available to both Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
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