nuxes t1_jaapq5z wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:53 AM

Reply to comment by Animal_Prong in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself

More likely the B-2 will be retired before the B-52. They are enormously expensive to maintain and shelter. One of the goals of the B-21 was to significantly reduce the operating cost.

Animal_Prong t1_jaaq0nl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Yep them bad boys ain't cheap. There where what 20 b2 made and they are planning on making 500 b21?

Thunderbird120 t1_jaarrg9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:08 AM

100-200 is the likely range for number of B-21s built.