On December 2, 2022, the Air Force unveiled its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider. Named for the famed Doolittle Raiders who struck back at Japan after Pearl Harbor, it is the world's first six-generation aircraft to be produced and the DoD's first new bomber in 25 years. Just under a year after it was shown to the world, the B-21 took to the
After all, the B-2’s stealth capabilities are no longer cutting-edge, with newer F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters boasting between one-tenth and one-hundredth the B-2’s .1 to .05 meter squared
Military Air Force A look at the new B-21 Raider—and the stealth bomber that preceded it Comparing a stealthy new aircraft with the B-2 Spirit. By Kelsey D. Atherton | Published Dec 26,
A B-2 Spirit diverted to the UK during a mission from Whiteman Air Force Base. On Dec. 13, 2023, B-2A Spirit 82-1066 “Spirit of America” landed at RAF Fairford, UK, where it diverted during a
The Tu-160 is a large bomber with swing wings, built with stealth characteristics that make it a peer of the American B-1B Lancer bomber. Russia has no equivalent to the B-2 Spirit, America’s
The B-21 Raider took its first test flight on Friday, moving the futuristic warplane closer to becoming the nation's next nuclear weapons stealth bomber. The Raider flew in Palmdale, California, where it has been under testing and development by Northrop Grumman. The Air Force is planning to build 100 of the warplanes, which have a flying wing shape much like their predecessor the B-2 Spirit
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