From parallel flight and weapons testing at Edwards Air Force Base to a rare on-time, on-budget development track, the B-21 ...
The B-21 bomber, the first U.S. sixth-generation combat aircraft, is designed to conduct conventional and nuclear strikes.
Airmen with the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to recover the second B-21 Raider to arrive for test and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, (Photo courtesy of the Air Force) The second ...
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The Air Force’s big B-21 Raider bomber gamble

The B-21 Raider is designed to replace the B-1B and B-2, backstop the aging B-52, and anchor America’s long-range strike and ...
The Air Force took another step this week toward preparing its newest long-range strategic bomber for its first mission. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ...
Northrop Grumman has delivered a second B-21 Raider stealth bomber to the U.S. Air Force for testing at Edwards Air Force Base. The arrival of the second B-21 will significantly accelerate the flight ...
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, is on track to receive the first operational B-21 Raider, with construction already underway for several infrastructure upgrades. Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has ...
The US Air Force's second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber has taken to the skies for the first time. The second of a planned fleet of 100, the sixth-gen aircraft took off from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, ...
The Air Force expects to have an operational capability before 2030. Yet even after the introduction date, it will take several years before the operational B-21 Raider fleet is complete. The recent ...
The second B-21 conducted its maiden flight and will now join the first one, which has been flying since 2023 at Edwards Air Force Base. The second B-21 Raider stealth bomber has flown for the first ...