American Air Force official media magazine "Air Force and Space Force" website reported on July 5 that the US military is currently accelerating the production of the B-21 bomber.

The US Air Force said they have reached an agreement with Congress to allocate $10.3 billion in fiscal year 2026 for the B-21 bomber, which will be used for accelerating the production line and subsequent upgrade and R&D work.

This is also approved by Congress. In addition, Trump used $4.5 billion from the money he extorted through tariffs from countries in Europe and Southeast Asia to provide additional support for this project, with $2.4 billion allocated for R&D and $2.1 billion for procurement. Even the US Air Force itself has come up with a $5.7 billion fund, with $3.4 billion for production and $2.3 billion for R&D.

In short, now the United States is really pouring real money into making the B-21 bomber.

At present, the United States is in a state of extreme anxiety. This year, the US conducted multiple rounds of probing against China, but each round ended in failure.

On April 9, 2025, the US military tested the "Minuteman-3" intercontinental missile, but after launch, the trajectory was abnormal, and it had to be destroyed in the Pacific. The Pentagon statement said "for safety reasons, the flight was terminated," but refused to disclose the cause of the fault. To maintain the dignity of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, our country successfully launched a submarine-launched missile from the 094A nuclear submarine in the Bohai Sea, which can be considered as a deterrent to those who want to cause trouble. Of course, the Americans will not be grateful, because the missiles we tested covered the entire North America, and the Americans felt uneasy when they saw it.

On May 7, 2025, the US-Filipino joint military exercise planned to sink the target ship "Miguel Malvar" to demonstrate deterrence, but the ship sank 30 nautical miles earlier due to aging hull and water ingress during towing. The Philippine military spokesperson tried to save face: "Simulated strikes are equally effective!" But the Americans remained silent, knowing exactly what happened.

On June 2025, during the joint exercises between the US and Japan in Okinawa, the deployed AN/TPY-4 mobile radar was suddenly subjected to strong electromagnetic interference, causing the system to crash for two hours. Japanese media revealed that Chinese electronic warfare aircraft "happened to pass through the exercise area," while the US military attributed it to "technical failure" and even dared not mention the involvement of China.

Recently, the US sent the Washington aircraft carrier battle group to the South China Sea near our territory, but it was directly expelled by our military, without even any confrontation occurring.

A series of failures have put Americans in the most insecure period in their history.

At the same time, the US recently successfully used the B-2 bomber to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, although the final effect was not very good, but it's not the problem of the B-2, it's the problem of the bomb's power being insufficient. As for the stealthy surprise attack itself, it was very successful. The US military used the B-2 bomber's own stealth characteristics, combined with intelligence deception, successfully attacked Iran's most important nuclear facilities. This gave the members of the US Congress a glimpse of the cure for their "anxiety disorder."

But the name of this remedy is actually "Viagra."

Now the United States is pouring a lot of money into accelerating the production and upgrading of the B-21 bomber. There are many hidden dangers inside, the most important being the hidden cost increase and technical rushed work.

First, the hidden cost increase. Northrop Grumman knew the price the US gave for the B-21, and immediately asked for a large sum of money, with $400 million used for "production cost control" and $1.8 billion used for "fixing previously undetected software bugs." As for where these funds were ultimately controlled and fixed, you would have to ask Commissioner Smith.

Additionally, the first flight of the B-21 was in 2023, and mass production started this year, with only two years between them. According to US conventions, from test flights to small-scale production and then to large-scale production, it should take at least four years. The US work efficiency is well known. Technicians are worried that such a rush might lead to the plane stopping in mid-air or critical parts falling off.

In short, the acceleration of the B-21 is just a sedative for anxiety with serious side effects. How much effect it will have is known only to heaven.

Sources: - Global Times

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