The U.S. Air Force’s plan to buy 100 B-21 Raider bombers is insufficient, and a minimum of 150 is required to deter China and ...

The bombers, which will carry conventional and nuclear weapons, will replace America's aging fleet of B-1B Lancers and B-2 Spirits.

The Air Force hopes having two B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base in California will allow it to expand testing into weapons integration and critical mission systems checks. (Giancarlo Casem/Air Force) ...

Northrop Grumman expects to receive new U.S. Air Force contracts for its B-21 Raider stealth bomber program by the end of the ...

The Air Force took another step this week toward preparing its newest long-range strategic bomber for its first mission. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., ...

Airmen with the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to recover the second B-21 Raider to arrive for test and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, (Photo courtesy of the Air Force) The second ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, is on track to receive the first operational B-21 Raider, with construction already underway for several infrastructure upgrades. Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has ...

Raider is being engineered as a "flying, multi-domain command-and-control node," not just a conventional bomber. -While it ...

The Air Force expects to have an operational capability before 2030. Yet even after the introduction date, it will take several years before the operational B-21 Raider fleet is complete. The recent ...