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Northrop Grumman is employing this new derivative of DevOps to ensure that the B-21’s mission-critical functions are baked in long before the bomber’s first flight.
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B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s new bomber now in development, will have as much in common with its Cold War-era predecessors B-1/B-2/B-52 bombers as the F-35 Lightning II has in common with its World War II-era predecessor P-38 Lightning.
For example, the B-21 represents a significant step forward over the 30-year-old B-2 Spirit, as the B-21 is being designed by Northrop Grumman (who also built the B-2) to survive against the most advanced modern air defense systems such as Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile system and China’s J-20 stealth fighter, which entered service in 2017.
The B-21 will be a marvel of contemporary manufacturing that takes advantage of the latest digital capabilities to improve design, manufacturing, and support. Digital development is a new direction in procurement for the Air Force and the Defense Department writ large.
Also helping lead the drive for more diversity in engineering is Cloud, a director of project engineering at Melbourne-based L3Harris Technologies Inc. and the chair of the L3Harris Employees of African Descent employee resource group, which has more than 1,300 members. We need to understand that diversity is a plus, not a negative, said Cloud, who worked at Lockheed Martin Corp. for 18 years before joining L3Harris 2½ years ago.
He said, in engineering at one time a profession dominated by white males diversity of gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation is crucial, and helps create diversity of thought that helps the creative process of engineering.