Featured in RaiderBYJoseph 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, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareEdwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive ProgramsIt was thought that the B-21 would be tested at the South Base complex, but it appears that won’t be the case. So what will live at South Base? BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareArmy To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon HeloBefore now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareHere’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber RenderingsAlthough limited in detail, the new concept art offers new insights into the B-21’s inlets, other stealthy features, and overall size. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program OfficialsSikorsky is betting huge on its X2 technology, but there’s still much to understand about it and how they see it as the future of vertical lift. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019ShareThe B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21The upgrades the B-2 and its sustainment program are getting now will have a direct influence on the capabilities of the B-21 in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019Share12
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
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
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
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareEdwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive ProgramsIt was thought that the B-21 would be tested at the South Base complex, but it appears that won’t be the case. So what will live at South Base? BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareArmy To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon HeloBefore now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareHere’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber RenderingsAlthough limited in detail, the new concept art offers new insights into the B-21’s inlets, other stealthy features, and overall size. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program OfficialsSikorsky is betting huge on its X2 technology, but there’s still much to understand about it and how they see it as the future of vertical lift. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019ShareThe B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21The upgrades the B-2 and its sustainment program are getting now will have a direct influence on the capabilities of the B-21 in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019Share
