Key Points and Summary - An internal Air Force memo from the outgoing commander of Global Strike Command, Gen. Thomas Bussiere, recommends the B-21 Raider be crewed by one pilot and one Weapon Systems ...
The Air Force is taking a big step forward with the B-21 Raider as it seeks to hasten delivery of the service’s next-generation stealth bomber fleet. Manufacturer Northrop Grumman and the Air Force ...
An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies with a Stand-in Attack Weapon on its rail Nov. 7, 2024, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force is seeking additional ...
A second B-21 Raider joins flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025. (Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs) The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that a B-21 Raider flight test ...
Northrop Grumman soon expects new contracts from the Air Force for the B-21 Raider and is now in discussions on a deal to accelerate the stealth bomber's production. (Kyle Brasier/U.S. Air Force) ...
The U.S. Air Force plans to field a fleet of at least 100 B-21 Raider stealth bombers, which can carry both conventional and nuclear weapons. Each B-21 aircraft, which were developed in Melbourne, ...
For close to three decades, the Northrop Grumman B-2 "Spirit" carried the mantle of being the only stealth bomber in the U.S. Air Force arsenal. Alongside the Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk stealth ...