Air Force Issues Long-Range Strike Bomber Request For Proposals

By Courtney Albon / July 10, 2014 at 2:23 PM
The Air Force announced on July 10 that it has released a much anticipated request for proposals for the Long-Range Strike Bomber. The service issued the RFP July 9, officially moving the program into the competitive development phase. "The RFP will lead to a competitive selection of the bomber's developer in the spring 2015 time frame," Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in today's statement. "The LRS-B is a top modernization priority for the Air Force. It will be...

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