The B-21 is the newest stealth strategic bomber, and it is progressing rapidly as it prepares to enter service in a couple of years.

The B-21’s low initial production rate was not only aimed at getting the aircraft right, but also to shield it from deep budget cuts. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft will be flying “shortly,” the ...

The Air Force has called for at least 100 of the bombers to enter service by the early 2030s, replacing the aging Rockwell B-1B Lancer and Northrop B-2 Spirit. The future backbone of the United States ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...