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Lol, it's easy to bet on this...

"James said she’s grappling with how much detail to disclose on the costly bomber and the competition to build it. But she made it clear that she’s leaning against providing anything that could provide clues to adversaries about its advanced technology.

“We’re most worried about declassifying” what “I’m calling the crown jewels -- the technical capabilities,” she said. “I think you will see more cost and acquisition information,” but “I don’t anticipate much more information regarding capabilities.”

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“Seems like every time we reveal something like that, the Russians or the Chinese pop up with something similar,” James said when asked whether she anticipated releasing an image or even a silhouette of the winning design.

That reticence was questioned by Rebecca Grant, who worked on the once super-secret B-2 in the 1990s and is now president of IRIS Independent Research in Washington, which works closely with the Air Force.

“Coca-Cola’s recipe is still secret, and we’re all fine with that, but don’t let the Air Force miss the chance to talk about the real technology advances in this bomber,” Grant said. “I want to see a photograph of a demonstrator, mock-up, model or at least an artist’s concept of both winner and loser.”


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