Could this be what a Northrop Grumman LRS-B might look like?

The US Air Force has embarked upon a new Long Range Strike family of systems--one component of which is the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). But even as the USAF proceeds with the new program in complete secrecy, there are new details emerging about the previous ill-fated Next Generation Bomber (NGB) effort that was cancelled by then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in 2009.

Northrop Grumman, which built the B-2 Spirit, is one of three potential contractors who are likely to be building the new LRS-B. While the NGB was terminated, many of those technologies are certain to find new life on the LRS-B. The DEW Line has unearthed a patent filing by Northrop that details some of the features of their old NGB design--it could provide some hints as to what the company is cooking up for the new project.

Dave Majumdar-flightglobal