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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Secrets of the Sixth Generation B-21 Stealth Bomber Revealed in Photos From Its First Flight

Last Friday, November 10th the B-21 Raider took flight for the first time from its Palmdale California facility. Youtuber, Pilot Photog, provides analysis and new renderings based upon the video and photos from the first flight of the B-21. The backend of the B-21 Stealth bomber shows that it was not adjusted for low-altitude bombing …

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