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Gen. Bussiere said the number and speed of delivery of the B-21 is a “valid discussion” to have “based on the age of the B-1 and B-2” and the advancing strategic capabilities of Russia and China.

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

B-21

B-21 Taking On Some Of NGAD Fighter’s Missions On The Table Air Force Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 26, 2024

The expected size of the U.S. Air Force's B-21 Raider fleet could change as part of an ongoing force structure review, according to the bomber's manufacturer Northrop Grumman.

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B-21 Raider Fleet Size Under Review

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have expanded testing of the B-21 thanks to two ground test articles, which are being used to evaluate the bomber's core construction and the time it takes before certain parts break. The tempo of flight testing of the initial pre-production Raider is also growing, with the jet now sometimes taking to the skies twice a week.

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B-21 Ground Test Airframes Join Flying Pre-Production Raider

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2024

The head of Air Force Global Strike Command offers exclusive insights about the B-21 Raider in his first interview since taking command.

B-21

New Look At B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Flight Testing Released

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

B-21

B-21, B-2 Comparison Image Shows Just How Weird The Raider’s Windows Really Are

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 23, 2024

B-21

First Aerial View Of B-21 Raider Offers New Insights

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2024

The Air Force new 5,000-pound-class GBU-72/B bunker buster bomb could be a future addition to the B-2 bomber's arsenal.

B-21

B-2 Spirits Could Get New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2024

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

B-21

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

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 18, 2024

B-21

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

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 23, 2024

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

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B-21 Raider Flight Testing Now Underway

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 17, 2024

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

B-21

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 10, 2023

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

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on 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.

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B-21 Raider Has Begun Taxi Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on 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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 12, 2023

B-21

B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on 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

B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on 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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2023

B-21

Australia Held Talks About Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 24, 2023

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

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

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 21, 2023

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B-21 Raider Seen From Above In New Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

B-21

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 11, 2023

B-21

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 14, 2022

B-21

B-21 Raider Test Pilots Talk About Its Upcoming First Flight

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 4, 2022

B-21

This Is The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 3, 2022

Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber

B-21

First B-21 Raider Test Jet Aims To More Closely Mirror Production Examples

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Nov 29, 2022

B-21

B-21 Raider Will Be Rolled Out In Early December

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2022

B-21

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2022

B-21

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 4, 2022

B-21

Stealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development Soon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 8, 2022

B-21

First B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout Approaches

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 3, 2022

B-21

A Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being Built

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 10, 2022

B-21

Five B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Are Now In Final Assembly

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 21, 2021

B-21

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 22, 2021

B-21

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

B-21

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

B-21

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 26, 2021

B-21

The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 3, 2021

B-21

B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 11, 2020

B-21

Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 10, 2020

B-21

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 31, 2020

B-21

Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2019

B-21

Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 25, 2019

B-21

“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 6, 2019

B-21

The B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 22, 2019

B-21

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2019

B-21

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B-21

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B-21

New Hangars Constructed At Edwards AFB Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 22, 2019

B-21

Mysterious B-21 Raider Combined Test Force Patch Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 29, 2018

B-21

Congressman Details Integration Issues With The B-21’s Exotic Air Inlet Design

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 8, 2018

B-21

B-21 Raider Officially Heading To Edwards Air Force Base For Testing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 5, 2018

B-21

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 8, 2017

B-21

The Future Of Stealth Is “Morphing Wing” Technology, But Will The B-21 Feature It?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 24, 2017

B-21

The B-21’s Three Decade Old Shape Hints At New High Altitude Capabilities

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 6, 2017

B-21

Trump’s Nuclear Arms Race Is a Terrible Idea, but Modernization is Overdue

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 24, 2016

B-21

Just-Retired USAF Head Honcho Joins Board of Big Defense Contractor

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 9, 2016

B-21

Area 51’s Massive New Hangar Shows Up in New Google Earth Images Of The Secret Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 22, 2016

B-21

The Name Of The USAF’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Is…

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 19, 2016

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B-21 Raider Numbers Could Be Boosted With Existing Production Capacity

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B-21 Raider Fleet Size Under Review

B-21 Ground Test Airframes Join Flying Pre-Production Raider

New Look At B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Flight Testing Released

B-21, B-2 Comparison Image Shows Just How Weird The Raider’s Windows Really Are

First Aerial View Of B-21 Raider Offers New Insights

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

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

B-21 Raider Flight Testing Now Underway

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

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

B-21 Raider Has Begun Taxi Tests

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

B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters

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

Australia Held Talks About Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers

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

B-21 Raider Seen From Above In New Image

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

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

B-21 Raider Test Pilots Talk About Its Upcoming First Flight

This Is The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber (Updated)

First B-21 Raider Test Jet Aims To More Closely Mirror Production Examples

B-21 Raider Will Be Rolled Out In Early December

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal

Stealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development Soon

First B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout Approaches

A Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being Built

Five B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Are Now In Final Assembly

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto

B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”

Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings

Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist

Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat

The B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

New Hangars Constructed At Edwards AFB Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival

Mysterious B-21 Raider Combined Test Force Patch Emerges

Congressman Details Integration Issues With The B-21’s Exotic Air Inlet Design

B-21 Raider Officially Heading To Edwards Air Force Base For Testing

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable

The Future Of Stealth Is “Morphing Wing” Technology, But Will The B-21 Feature It?

The B-21’s Three Decade Old Shape Hints At New High Altitude Capabilities

Trump’s Nuclear Arms Race Is a Terrible Idea, but Modernization is Overdue

Just-Retired USAF Head Honcho Joins Board of Big Defense Contractor

Area 51’s Massive New Hangar Shows Up in New Google Earth Images Of The Secret Base

The Name Of The USAF’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Is…

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