New Bombers Remain High Priority, U.S. Representative Says

U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) indicated last week that he would continue to make the U.S. acquisition of long-range strategic bombers a high priority, according to Aerospace Daily (see GSN, Jan. 22).

Hunter said that the purchase of additional bombers continues to be among the “most pressing needs” of the U.S. military. Such bombers could be additional nuclear-capable B-2s or variants, Hunter said, adding that other options, such as a bomber version of the F/A-22 Raptor were also being considered (see GSN, June 4, 2003; Marc Selinger, Aerospace Daily, Jan. 26).

According to U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley, the Air Force will continue to focus on improving its existing bombers — the B-1, B-2 and B-52 (Robert Wall, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Jan. 26).

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