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 ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop Grumman’s second B-21 Raider has joined the Edwards AFB test fleet, moving beyond basic flight profiles into weapons and mission-systems integration. -The ...

Northrop Grumman expects to receive its next production contract for the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber sometime before the end of this year. At present, Northrop is working through a flight-testing ...

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 ...

Addition of second production-representative test aircraft enables acceleration of weapons integration testing and maintenance procedures development as the USAF prepares for operational fielding of ...

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 development and production of the U.S. Air Force's latest bomber — the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider — recently ramped up with the delivery of a second test plane to Edwards Air Force Base in ...

Northrop Grumman soon expects new contracts from the Air Force for the B-21 Raider and is now in discussions on a deal to accelerate the stealth bomber's production. (Kyle Brasier/U.S. Air Force) ...

Intelligence-gathering and surveillance capabilities may be the deciding factor in a future decision over whether to increase the size of the Northrop Grumman B-21 fleet beyond 100 aircraft, CEO Kathy ...

The YFQ-48A drone is now the third drone vying for the US Air Force’s “Collaborative Combat Aircraft” program, following ...