The failure of deterrence in the air is not due to the advanced nature of a bomber; it is due to the lack of enough bombers to be there, available and maintainable, across the missions they are likely ...

The second B-21 Raider stealth bomber fittingly flew on Sept. 11, from its factory in the high desert of Palmdale, California, to adjacent Edwards Air Force Base. The B-21 Raider is the most ...

China can be content that the number of B-21 Raiders will likely remain fairly low—given its cost of nearly $700 million per ...

The new head of Air Force Global Strike Command offers us an exclusive look at the B-21 program in his first interview since ...

The second of the Air Force’s newest long-range stealth bombers is expected to take flight by the end of the year, a top general said this week. Another B-21 Raider likely will be in the air soon, Lt.

Northrop Grumman is contracted to produce at least 100 of the long-range strike aircraft, which will carry conventional and nuclear weapons. The new bombers will replace the aging B-1B Lancer and B-2 ...

The B-21 appears to be making steady progress in its development phase. The US Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber program continues to make progress. According to an official late last month, ...

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 ...