Start of B-21 Stealth Bomber Production, 3 Per Year, $5-6 Billion per Year

DoD undersecretary William LaPlante gave the go-ahead to begin producing B-21 Stealth Bomber. Previously revealed budgets and information indicate that Northrop will get $5.3 to 6 billion in 2024 and there will be a slow escalation of the annual budget. This will be enough for 3 new B-21 each year and then increase to 4-5 …

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US Testing One Now and Soon Six B-21 Stealth Bombers

U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider stealth bombers are now conducting test flights from Edwards Air Force Base in California. The first B-21 flew for the first time November, 2023. Six pre-production B-21 have been built and one flew a sortie from Edwards today. Edwards has also received significant physical upgrades in recent years to support …

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