WASHINGTON -- The Air Force on Friday unveiled its newest stealth bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider, in Palmdale, California. Built by Northrop Grumman, the bomber was named in honor of the "courageous ...

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 ...

In terms of raw firepower, the B-2 will actually remain the more powerful aircraft of the two. However, in the context of the ...

At the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in Washington, DC, the US Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have released the first video of its B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight, along with ...

November 3, 2025: The new American heavy bomber, the B-21 is an 81-ton, twin engine aircraft that can carry nine tons of bombs and missiles. It is 16 meters long with a 40 meter wingspan. B-21s will ...

The B-21 bomber, the first U.S. sixth-generation combat aircraft, is designed to conduct conventional and nuclear strikes.

America's newest bomber, the B-21 Raider, is undergoing test flights, and the Air Force has released new images of the sleek, UFO-shaped airplane taking to the skies as officials aim to have it enter ...

In December 2022, the United States Air Force and aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman officially unveiled the B-21 Raider. It was the first new United States Air Force bomber in more than ...

A second B-21 Raider bomber has flown for the first time in California, the Air Force announced Thursday, a milestone officials say will accelerate testing of America’s first new long-range bomber in ...

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 ...

The price of the Air Force’s new bomber has been cleared for takeoff. After taking a loss on the first lots of B-21 Raiders, Northrop Grumman has negotiated a higher cost ceiling on the next 19 ...

U.S. strategic bombers have historically flown with two fully trained pilots, but the B-21 could break the trend. Credit: U.S. Air Force An internal debate at the highest levels of the U.S. Air Force ...