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US Air Force getting ready to unveil next super bomber

The average age of a US B-52 bomber, widely used in the Vietnam War and in the first Gulf War, is 51 PHOTO: AFP

WASHINGTON: The US Air Force is getting ready to announce the winner of a multibillion-dollar contract to build a new generation of long-distance bombers that will replace aging, Cold War machines.

Dubbed the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program, the Air Force will in the coming weeks award the mega-contract to either Northrop Grumman or a team made up of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

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