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This makes me wonder. Obviously everyone in the world knows that USA operates a few dozen "stealth bombers" and has for the last couple decades, or so. Has any other country developed these kinds of aircrafts? Similarly, submarines. USA operates many stealth submarines as well. Does any other country operate stealth submarines?

I'm aware that USA spends about 1 tril a year on military stuff but these just seems bizarre to me.



That is an interesting point.

Both China and Russia have stealth fighters, but not stealth bombers, from my understanding.

China's Xian H-20 was to be announced this year. Russia's Tupolev PAK-DA is scheduled for 2028.

I suspect that the need for stealth bombers is rather low:

- If you want to carry large bomb payloads, ICBMs do the trick.

- For smaller bomb payloads, they can fit in the fighters.




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