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B-21 Raider operational test flights signal stealth bomber readiness

The United States Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber is hitting unprecedented milestones that defense experts are calling a “paradigm shift” in strategic air power. The B-21 Raider’s recent ...
Army Recognition

U.S. Air Force B-52J Bomber Modernization Advances as New F130 Engine Moves Toward Flight Testing.

The U.S. Air Force’s future B-52J is moving closer to flight testing with its new Rolls-Royce F130 engines, the company said during AFA National, advancing a propulsion upgrade critical to keeping the ...
Flightglobal

Second B-21 Raider bomber delivered to US Air Force

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 ...
Army Recognition

U.S. Builds New B-21 Raider Weapons Facility at Whiteman for B-2 Bomber Transition.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded K & K Industries a $13.65 million contract to build a facility for the B-21 weapons release system at Whiteman Air Force Base. The project will add dedicated ...
The Aviationist

Operational and Developmental Test Pilots Fly Together on B-21 Raider

An operational test pilot recently flew the B-21 Raider stealth bomber with a developmental test pilot, marking a key step in the program’s combined developmental and operational test approach and ...
Eurasia Review

Operational Pilot Joins B-21 Test Flight To Accelerate Bomber’s Deployment

In a milestone for the B-21 Raider, the stealth bomber designed to replace the B-2 Spirit, a recent test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California featured an operational test pilot sharing the ...