2037 Bomber
The 2037 Bomber is the unofficial name given to a heavy strategic bomber planned by the United States Air Force, intended to serve as a replacement for the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. The aircraft is projected to enter service in 2037 as a new generation ultra stealth, supersonic, all weather, long-range intercontinental heavy bomber aircraft with capability for unmanned operation.Development
With the ending of B-2 Spirit production in 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.
