The Top Secret Pentagon Project That Had Its Own Super Bowl Commercial
The contract award for the U.S. Air Force’s newest bomber may offer a rare glimpse at a major weapons system entering the public spotlight.
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The U.S. Air Force’s newest bomber is poised to emerge from the shadows of the Pentagon’s so-called black budget.
As soon as this month, the government will pick Northrop Grumman Corp. or a Lockheed Martin Corp.-Boeing Co. team to lead the Long-Range Strike Bomber program. It’s a decision that will expose the multibillion-dollar program to Washington adversaries long before the jet sees combat in the 2020s or beyond.