Will the Air Force Replace the B-2 With the B-21?

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The B-2 is not exactly easy to upgrade. 

Dave Majumdar [2]

With the United States Air Force proposing to retire its fleet of Rockwell International B-1B Lancers and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirits as the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider comes online, one intrepid B-2 pilot has started a campaign to save at least of the of 20 remaining stealth bombers for posterity.

“Recently it was announced that the B-2 Bomber will be retiring in the 2030s,” reads an anonymous GoFundMe campaign by a B-2 pilot to raise $1 billion to purchase a retired Spirit.

“I am establishing the B-2 Stealth Bomber Historic Society to preserve 1 of the 20 aircraft to share the aviation marvel with future generations.”

The Air Force formally announced its decision to eventually retire the B-1 and B-2 on Feb. 12 during the rollout of the fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

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