The U.S. Air Force’s plan to acquire “at least 100” new B-21 Raider stealth bombers faces a critical production bottleneck that could create a dangerous strategic vulnerability. -While these new ...

But the B-21 is fundamentally its own aircraft, incorporating the generation’s worth of technology that has cropped up since the B-2 was built. The B-2 first flew in 1989, more than 35 years ago.

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider program is accelerating, with two of the next-generation stealth bombers set to be airborne by 2026. -These initial test aircraft could even be rapidly converted for ...

While the B-2 took measures to mitigate its heat signature as part of a stealth capability improvement, the B-21 boasts a ...

Everything the B-2 Spirit did right, the B-21 Raider promises to do better. There were reports its advanced stealth technology – much of which remains classified – could give the aircraft a ...

The B-21 Raider, which takes its name from the 1942 Doolittle Raid over Tokyo, will be slightly smaller than the B-2 to increase its range, Warden said. It won’t make its first flight until 2023.

The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than three decades, and almost every aspect of the program is classified, with images showing that it resembles the B-2 Spirit.

Air Force’s new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, takes first test flight Air Force plans to build 100 of the warplanes, with a flying wing shape much like their predecessor the B-2 Spirit.

The service on Tuesday posted the photo of the Raider, which sports a squat, sleeker profile than its larger cousin, the B-2 Spirit. Both bombers are made by Northrop Grumman.

The latest rendering of the B-21 Raider, released in July 2021. (U.S. Air Force graphic) This was what we noticed in the last artwork:. The overall shape of the Raider seems to be unchanged since ...

The B-21 Raider is unveiled at Northrop Grumman on Dec. 2 in Palmdale, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) The U.S. Air Force has, to put it mildly, a mixed record building strategic bombers over the ...