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USAF may seek supersonic and unmanned capabilities for bomber - Jane's Defence Systems News
   

USAF may seek supersonic and unmanned capabilities for bomber
By Caitlin Harrington 18 October 2007

After playing down expectations of a next-generation long-range bomber in recent
remarks, US Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff General Michael Moseley offered a
surprisingly far-reaching and ambitious long-term plan for the bomber in an
exclusive interview with Jane's.
Gen Moseley told Jane's on 14 October that he would ask contractors to design an
open-architecture airframe that can accommodate the most sophisticated
modifications: a supersonic engine and a cockpit capable of both manned and
unmanned flight.
"When we get closer to this thing for contract, I want to have a discussion [to
say] ... 'Do not negate the notion that we may ask you to build a B model
somewhere down the road that may be unmanned'," he told Jane's.
Gen Moseley and other USAF officials have previously said the new long-range
stealth bomber would be subsonic and manned to meet an ambitious 2018 deadline
for initial operation. Contractors would focus mostly on integrating existing
technology - datalinks, sensors and low-observable radar - and also making the
aircraft more stealthy than its predecessor: the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Now, however, it is clear that Gen Moseley wants companies competing to build
the new bomber - Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman - to build an
airframe that can meet not only basic requirements for 2018 (such as a
near-invisible radar signature), but also to take into consideration future
modifications that will involve new technology.
美空军预研制高超音速无人轰炸机

美空军参谋长莫斯利将军近接受《简氏防务周刊》采访时表示，从长远角度美空军需要一种高超音速无人轰炸机。关于美空军未来轰炸机计划，莫斯利将军此前曾提出过2018年装备新型远程有人驾驶亚音速的隐形轰炸机计划。但此次采访中，莫斯利将军表示，美空军未来需要设计一种可以配备最先进的高超音速发动机的开放式轰炸机机体，驾驶舱既可以有人驾驶也可以实现无人驾驶飞行。设计思想的转变，表明美空军对未来轰炸机的需求不仅仅要满足即将迫近的2018年计划，还要将日益发展的新技术应用到未来的轰炸机设计中。USAF may seek supersonic and unmanned capabilities for bomber - Jane's Defence Systems News
   

USAF may seek supersonic and unmanned capabilities for bomber
By Caitlin Harrington 18 October 2007

After playing down expectations of a next-generation long-range bomber in recent
remarks, US Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff General Michael Moseley offered a
surprisingly far-reaching and ambitious long-term plan for the bomber in an
exclusive interview with Jane's.
Gen Moseley told Jane's on 14 October that he would ask contractors to design an
open-architecture airframe that can accommodate the most sophisticated
modifications: a supersonic engine and a cockpit capable of both manned and
unmanned flight.
"When we get closer to this thing for contract, I want to have a discussion [to
say] ... 'Do not negate the notion that we may ask you to build a B model
somewhere down the road that may be unmanned'," he told Jane's.
Gen Moseley and other USAF officials have previously said the new long-range
stealth bomber would be subsonic and manned to meet an ambitious 2018 deadline
for initial operation. Contractors would focus mostly on integrating existing
technology - datalinks, sensors and low-observable radar - and also making the
aircraft more stealthy than its predecessor: the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Now, however, it is clear that Gen Moseley wants companies competing to build
the new bomber - Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman - to build an
airframe that can meet not only basic requirements for 2018 (such as a
near-invisible radar signature), but also to take into consideration future
modifications that will involve new technology.
美空军预研制高超音速无人轰炸机

美空军参谋长莫斯利将军近接受《简氏防务周刊》采访时表示，从长远角度美空军需要一种高超音速无人轰炸机。关于美空军未来轰炸机计划，莫斯利将军此前曾提出过2018年装备新型远程有人驾驶亚音速的隐形轰炸机计划。但此次采访中，莫斯利将军表示，美空军未来需要设计一种可以配备最先进的高超音速发动机的开放式轰炸机机体，驾驶舱既可以有人驾驶也可以实现无人驾驶飞行。设计思想的转变，表明美空军对未来轰炸机的需求不仅仅要满足即将迫近的2018年计划，还要将日益发展的新技术应用到未来的轰炸机设计中。