Pentagon plans to announce winner of LRS-B on Oct. 27

Bloomberg says the Pentagon is scheduled to announce the winning team for the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contract after markets closed on Oct. 27.

The chief weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, is said to have briefed the senior leadership of the selection on Oct. 23.

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