The US Air Force’s New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Will Cost $203,000,000,000: That’s a Total Bargain

The US Air Force’s New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Will Cost $203,000,000,000: That’s a Total Bargain

The B-21 Raider Was Supposed to Be the Next $13 Billion Disaster. Instead, It Became the Rarest Thing in the Pentagon: A Program That Stayed on Budget: Modern American weapons programs have a reputation, and it is not a flattering one. The Ford-class carrier ran billions over budget. The Zumwalt destroyer was cut from 32 ships to three. The F-35 became the most expensive weapons program in history. Against that backdrop, the B-21 Raider — a stea…