The probable competition for the Air Force's next-generation bomber program was clarified significantly today as Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced they would team together to bid on the Long-Range Strike Bomber. Northrop Grumman, the lead contractor for the B-2 stealth bomber -- the newest one in the Air Force inventory -- is almost certain to bid to build the new aircraft as well. The Air Force has projected it will buy between 80 and 100 LRS-B aircraft at a desired...
