Featured in B-21BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareFirst B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout ApproachesThe first B-21 now “really looks like a bomber” and after calibration tests, the bomber’s systems can be fired up. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareA Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being BuiltConstruction of the latest B-21 began just weeks ago and the Air Force hopes to roll out the first example this year. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 8, 2021ShareCheck Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test ArticleB-2 Spirits usually look otherworldly, but every nine years they head to their birthplace for some much-needed TLC. It turns out that this unique test airframe’s job is to look this way. BYTyler RogowayNov 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareHypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To BoeingIt is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareThe Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The BoneyardLast year, Congress approved the Air Force’s plan to divest a number of B-1Bs as it consolidates that fleet ahead of the arrival of the stealthy B-21. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 20, 2021ShareFive B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Are Now In Final AssemblyThe fact that three more B-21s are now being assembled is a major indication of how fast the high-stakes bomber program is progressing. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 20, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 22, 2021ShareThe Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal ShipA non-maritime patrol variant of the P-8 could provide the Air Force with a highly flexible platform for augmenting the bomber force and much more. BYTyler RogowayJul 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)New B-21 artwork accompanied the release of an official fact sheet on the bomber. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareAir Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)The first two examples of the advanced stealth bomber design are set to undergo ground testing before their planned first flight next year. BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareThe B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean MottoThe team tasked with turning the world’s most advanced and sinister aircraft into a reliable weapon of war has one ominous but relevant motto. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareFirst B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout ApproachesThe first B-21 now “really looks like a bomber” and after calibration tests, the bomber’s systems can be fired up. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022ShareA Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being BuiltConstruction of the latest B-21 began just weeks ago and the Air Force hopes to roll out the first example this year. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 9, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 8, 2021ShareCheck Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test ArticleB-2 Spirits usually look otherworldly, but every nine years they head to their birthplace for some much-needed TLC. It turns out that this unique test airframe’s job is to look this way. BYTyler RogowayNov 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareHypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To BoeingIt is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareThe Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The BoneyardLast year, Congress approved the Air Force’s plan to divest a number of B-1Bs as it consolidates that fleet ahead of the arrival of the stealthy B-21. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 20, 2021ShareFive B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Are Now In Final AssemblyThe fact that three more B-21s are now being assembled is a major indication of how fast the high-stakes bomber program is progressing. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 20, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 22, 2021ShareThe Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal ShipA non-maritime patrol variant of the P-8 could provide the Air Force with a highly flexible platform for augmenting the bomber force and much more. BYTyler RogowayJul 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)New B-21 artwork accompanied the release of an official fact sheet on the bomber. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021ShareAir Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)The first two examples of the advanced stealth bomber design are set to undergo ground testing before their planned first flight next year. BYThomas NewdickJun 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareThe B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean MottoThe team tasked with turning the world’s most advanced and sinister aircraft into a reliable weapon of war has one ominous but relevant motto. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021Share
