Re: Rumor.
I’ve skimmed this material before. What raises an eyebrow is the stated cost.
Reported costs for the B-2 bomber according to the GAO-
"The 1994 Defense Authorization Act, in addition to reaffirming a
limit on procuring no more than 20 operational B-2 aircraft, also
limited the program acquisition costs to no more than $28,968.0
million, expressed in fiscal year 1981 constant dollars. Currently,
the same program acquisition cost limitation expressed in then-year
dollars is $44,656.0 million."
B-2 stands for “$2billion”
24 “Auroras” with the capabilities mentioned for $1billon each doesn’t seem right.
Too much a bargain.