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B-21 raider production still capped at 100 units as USAF looks at what could come next.

Air Force Looking At Options Beyond The B-21 Raider Is Absolutely Necessary

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Apr 18, 2024

B-21's first flight

B-21 Raider Now In Production Just Two Months After First Flight

By Howard Altman / Updated Jan 23, 2024

Flight testing of the B-21 Raider at Edwards Air Force Base in California is now underway.

B-21 Raider Flight Testing Now Underway

By Howard Altman / Updated Jan 17, 2024

B-21 raider T-shirt

Celebrate B-21 Raider’s First Flight With This Ghostly T-Shirt

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 27, 2023

B-21 first flight

B-21 Raider’s First Flight: What We Learned

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 10, 2023

B-21 has flown for the first time

B-21 Raider Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 10, 2023

The US Air Force has confirmed that its first pre-production B-21 Raider stealth bomber is undergoing taxi testing ahead of its first flight.

B-21 Raider Has Begun Taxi Tests

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 25, 2023

For the very beginning, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has been about much more than only the bomber itself.

B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 12, 2023

B-21 Raider Side View

B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 12, 2023

The Air Force says it is still considering employing its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones alongside B-21 bombers, and that the uncrewed aircraft might also serve as tankers and airlifters.

B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 6, 2023

Northrop Grumman says its "on track" for a B-21 Raider stealth bomber first flight in 2023 after the initial example was successfully "powered on."

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Still Set For 2023 After ‘Power On’ Milestone

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 28, 2023

B-21 Raider

Australia Held Talks About Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 24, 2023

Air Force already requesting funding to modernize the B-21 Raider bomber

Air Force Asking For Funds To Modernize B-21 Before It Has Even Flown

By Emma Helfrich / Updated Mar 20, 2023

B-21 Raider

B-21 Raider Seen From Above In New Image

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 7, 2023

B21 Raider vs B2

The B-21 Raider Is And Isn’t A ‘B-2 Spirit 2.0’

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 11, 2023

B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops

B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 14, 2022