article_snippet: Gen. David Deptula told CNN this week that it is inaccurate to label the LRS-B as simply a "bomber" and that officials need to shed the "old think" way of categorizing airplanes into different mission areas.
article_snippet: Officials have been tight-lipped as to the specific capability expectations for the LRS-B, but indications are that it will be stealth, able to carry conventional and nuclear weapons and could possibly operate both with or without a pilot.
article_snippet: Northrop Grumman teased an initial structural design for the aircraft in an ad during the Super Bowl, stopping short of highlighting specific features.
article_snippet: Tim Paynter, a company spokesman, said the aircraft shown on TV is "representative of any future aircraft our customers may ask us to build.
article_snippet: It's an estimate based upon multiple reviews of The mysterious Long Range Strike Bomber program and not a single source.
highlights_snippet: Indications are that new bomber will carry conventional and nuclear weapons and could possibly operate with or without a pilot .