{"id":459876,"date":"2026-06-22T17:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-doubling-b-21-raider-production-nearly-impossibe-even-with-100-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:01:20","slug":"heres-why-doubling-b-21-raider-production-is-nearly-impossible-even-with-100-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=459876","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why Doubling B-21 Raider Production Is Nearly Impossible, Even With $100 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2052806\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-northrup-grumman-b-21-raider-replacing-b-2-spirit\/\" >Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is currently in low-rate initial production (LRIP)<\/a><\/span>, and Washington is investing billions to boost production by 25%. Doubling production in the medium or long term is almost certainly possible with sufficient sustained investment, but it is not likely to be possible in the short term. 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