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The National Interest on MSN20h
The Three Planes in the U.S. Air Force’s Bomber Fleet—Plus the One That’s Coming
The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN19h
Old School Power vs. Stealth: F-15 vs. F-22
USAF fighter evolution reflects a constant drive for air supremacy, from the unmatched speed and climb rate of the F-15 Eagle ...
Found And Explained on MSN4d
A-12 Avenger II: The Stealth Bomber That Broke the Navy
In the late 1980s, the U.S. Navy launched the A-12 Avenger II program—a bold attempt to build a stealth bomber capable of ...
Northrop Grumman is taking a financial hit on its B-21 Raider stealth bomber
Northrop Grumman posted a drop in profits in Q1 2025. It said higher manufacturing costs for its B-21 Raider stealth bomber ...
National Security Journal on MSN11d
The Air Force Keeps Pulling Old B-1B Lancer Bombers from the Boneyard
Originally designed as a supersonic nuclear weapons delivery platform during the Cold War, the B-1B transitioned to a ...
Fox News4d
To bolster diplomacy and deterrence make our enemies fear the bomber
Now six of the nation’s stealth bombers, the B-2 Spirits, are on the tarmac at a joint U.K.-U.S. island military base on Diego Garcia. We don’t know what is in each of the two internal weapons ...
The Aviationist on MSN8d
B-2 Stealth Bombers Are Using GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators in Yemen – Reports
The B-2 bombers operating out of Diego Garcia have been reportedly using 30,000 lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators ...
Yahoo Finance3d
Rising B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Costs Hit Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has blamed higher manufacturing costs for its B-21 Raider stealth bomber for a 49 percent drop in first-quarter profit. This is not the first financial hit from the B-21 ...