While sharing the iconic “flying wing” design, the new B-21 Raider is a generational leap beyond its B-2 Spirit predecessor. -The B-2, a Cold War marvel, was a costly, specialized nuclear penetrator.

The new B-21 Raider is deliberately smaller than its B-2 predecessor, a design choice reflecting a major shift in strategic thinking. -This more compact airframe is made possible by decades of ...

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.

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.

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 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.

B-2 bombers, like the ones used to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, are continually receiving major upgrades to stay ...

FILE-The B-21 Raider is unveiled during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman's Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, December 2, 2022. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) ...

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 ...