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☆ The US Air Force just broke cover on its first new bomber in decades. See photos of the new B-21 Raider.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber in more than 30 years. Courtesy of Northrop GrummanThe Air Force unveiled the first new US stealth bomber in decades on Friday, following years of covert development. The B-21 Raider is a sixth-generation aircraft intended to serve as the backbone of America's fleet amid increasingly rocky relations with China and Russia. The sleek stealth bomber made by Northrop Grumman made its public debut at an Air Force facility in Palmdale, California. Six B-21 test aircraft are currently being assembled at the company's Palmdale, California, site, according to the aerospace and defense manufacturer.

Each new B-21 is pegged at roughly $729.25 million, and the U.S. Air Force expects to procure at least 100 of them. Factoring in inflation, it’s half the price of the exorbitantly expensive B-2 stealth bomber it’s meant to replace. Factoring in inflation, it’s half the price of the exorbitantly expensive B-2 stealth bomber it’s meant to replace. (China’s military grasps the benefit of long-range stealth bombers in the Pacific context and is developing its own Raider-like stealth bomber intended to expand its strike range.) That isn’t to say the Raider program should be written a blank check.

☆ U.S. Unveils B-21 Raider, the Stealth Bomber Designed to Deter China
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Doug Cameron | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PALMDALE, Calif.—The Pentagon is poised to show off its first new bomber in more than 30 years, lifting the veil on the secret long-range jet intended as a central element in Washington’s effort to keep China in check. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. on Friday will provide a glimpse of one of the new B-21 Raider jets at a government facility north of Los Angeles, where its most sensitive military projects are developed and built, ahead of an expected first flight next year.

☆ Northrop Grumman unveils B-21 nuclear bomber for U.S. Air Force
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Northrop Grumman unveils the B-21 Raider, a new high-tech stealth bomber developed for the U.S. Air Force, during an event in Palmdale, California, U.S., December 2, 2022. REUTERS/David SwansonWASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N) on Friday rolled out its new B-21 "Raider" jet, the first of a new fleet of long-range stealth nuclear bombers for the United States Air Force. The B-21 was unveiled during a dramatic ceremony at Northrop's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, offering members of the public the first look at the new bomber. The Air Force planned to buy at least 100 of the planes and begin to replace B-1 and B-2 bombers. More than 8,000 people from Northrop Grumman, industry partners and the Air Force currently work on the program.

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