2037 Bomber

2037 Bomber
Role	Heavy bomber
Introduction	2037 (projected)
Status	Planned
Primary user	United States Air Force

The 2037 Bomber was the unofficial name given to a heavy strategic bomber planned by the United States Air Force, as a replacement for the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. It was projected to enter service in 2037 as a stealth, supersonic, long-range bomber aircraft with possible capability for unmanned operation.

With the ending of B-2 Spirit production in the year 2000, the U.S. Air Force was left with a gap in its bomber development. A new bomber would be needed in the 2037 time frame to replace retiring B-52s and B-1 Lancers according to the Air Force's Bomber Roadmap, released in 1999. This was considered too long to wait, so the Air Force commenced the Next-Generation Bomber program (later the Long Range Strike Bomber).

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