The U.S. Air Force is consulting closely with lawmakers on the bomber roadmap that it plans to unveil in September, the service’s top general said July 26.
“We’re in the process right now of doing something that we’ve been accused in the past of not doing really well, and that is including Congress in the dialogue about where we’re going in the future,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said. Gen. Robin Rand, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, “has been in a very aggressive dialogue with Congress” to ensure the roadmap reflects the legislative body’s input.
The roadmap is expected to describe what the future bomber force will look like. Goldfein, who spoke at an Air Force Association event on Capitol Hill, indicated that the document will be broad in scope.
“It’s not even just a bomber roadmap,” he said. “It’s actually a global strike roadmap that includes all of these capabilities that come together to allow us to hold targets at risk.”
The Air Force’s current bomber modernization efforts include developing the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider and upgrading aging B-1s, B-2s and B-52s.
