B-21 Archives

A B-21 Raider conducts flight tests, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet. The B-21 will possess the range, access, and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk. The B-21 program is on track to deliver aircraft in the mid-2020s to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, which will be the first B-21 main operating base and location for the B-21 formal training unit. (Courtesy photo)

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New Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber: Dead on Arrival?

Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider, America’s newest stealth bomber, has sparked debate over whether it will be obsolete by the time...

Isaac SeitzDecember 11, 2025

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The Air Force’s Big B-21 Raider Bomber Gamble

Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider is designed to replace the B-1B and B-2, backstop the aging B-52, and anchor America’s long-range...

Isaac SeitzDecember 5, 2025

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Stealth Like a B-21 Raider, Teeth Like an F-22 Raptor: Inside the F/A-XX Navy Fighter Plan

Key Points and Summary – The Navy’s secretive F/A-XX isn’t a luxury add-on to the F-35C but a necessary leap for Pacific warfighting. China’s...

Kris OsbornDecember 4, 2025

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM -- F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-18 Hornets and a B-2 Spirit, line the Andersen flight line during Exercise Valiant Shield, 22 June, 2006. Valiant Shield 2006, the U.S. Pacific Command exercise, which runs June 19 to 23, will be conducted in the vicinity of Guam. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training and interoperability among U.S. military forces while responding to a range of mission scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt Bennie J. Davis III)

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The U.S. Air Force Might Need 200 B-21 Raider Bombers in a War with Russia or China

We Have a B-21 Raider Numbers Problem: Article Summary -The B-21 Raider is supposed to be the backbone of America’s future bomber force, with...

Harry J. KazianisNovember 23, 2025

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit demonstrates the aircraft's capabilities during the March Field Air and Space Expo 2018 at March Air Reserve Base, California, April 7, 2018. The March Field Air and Space Expo is celebrating 100 years since March Field was established and 70 years of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Harris)

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China’s ‘New’ Xi’an H-20 Stealth Bomber Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – China’s H-20 is Beijing’s bid for a true long-range, low-observable strategic bomber, loosely analogous to America’s B-2 and paving...

Caleb LarsonNovember 21, 2025

A B-21 Raider is unveiled at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility on Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, Dec. 2, 2022. The B-21 will be a long-range, highly survivable, penetrating strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua M. Carroll)

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Why the Air Force Is Racing to Crank Out More B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers

Article Summary: There appears to be consensus that a collaborative effort between the Air Force and Northrop Grumman could generate highly sought-after “surges” in...

Kris OsbornNovember 21, 2025