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The Air Force’s B-21 Raider test push just got meaningfully harder to slow

The news that a significant aircraft programme has reached the point beyond proving that it can fly, into proving that it can fight, is hardly a dramatic unveiling- it is an additional airplane on the ...
Yahoo

Second B-21 Raider stealth bomber arrives at Edwards Air Force Base for testing

U.S. Air Force officials have announced the arrival of a second B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Edwards Air Force base for testing as the U.S. prepares to place its state-of-the-art stealth strategic ...
Morning Overview on MSN

2nd B-21 Raider test jet hints the stealth bomber is nearly combat ready

The second B-21 Raider test jet is now in the air, and its arrival signals that the United States is moving from prototype ...
The Aviationist

USAF Releases New Photos of Second B-21 Raider in Flight Test

The service announced the arrival of the second B-21 bomber, possibly nicknamed “Spartan,” at Edwards AFB at the end of its first flight to join the test fleet. The U.S. Air Force has released photos ...
Stars and Stripes

Second next-generation bomber delivered to Air Force for testing

The Air Force took another step this week toward preparing its newest long-range strategic bomber for its first mission. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ...
Yahoo

Second B-21 flies for first time as Air Force eyes testing expansion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force hopes having two B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base in California will allow it to expand testing into weapons ...
Times of San Diego

Second B-21 stealth bomber arrives at Edwards AFB as flight testing ramps up

Airmen with the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to recover the second B-21 Raider to arrive for test and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, (Photo courtesy of the Air Force) The second ...
Aviation Week

Second B-21 Enters Flight Test In Palmdale

A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off on Sept. 11, 2025, from Palmdale, California, to join the Air Force’s flight-test campaign at Edwards AFB, California. Credit: U.S. Air Force The B-21 ...
New Atlas

Second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber makes maiden flight

The US Air Force's second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber has taken to the skies for the first time. The second of a planned fleet of 100, the sixth-gen aircraft took off from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, ...
The National Interest

The US Air Force Now Has a Second B-21 Raider Prototype

Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, is on track to receive the first operational B-21 Raider, with construction already underway for several infrastructure upgrades. Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has ...
The National Interest

Why the Air Force Isn’t Rushing the B-21 Raider Into Production

The Air Force expects to have an operational capability before 2030. Yet even after the introduction date, it will take several years before the operational B-21 Raider fleet is complete. The recent ...