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The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman.Part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a stealth intercontinental strategic bomber that can deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons.
It is intended that the bomb will be deployed on the B-2 Spirit, and will be guided using GPS. [6] [7] It is also planned to be deployed on the B-21 Raider. [8] In July 2007, Northrop Grumman announced a $2.5-million stealth-bomber refit contract. Each of the U.S. Air Force's B-2s is to be able to carry two 14-ton MOPs. [9] [10]
The Air Force plans to procure at least 100 [3] and potentially up to 200 of the LRS-B aircraft for an estimated $550 million each (2010 dollars). [4] [5] [6] A development contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman for its B-21 Raider in October 2015. Much about the project is highly classified and little information is available to the public.
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 ...
Chronologically, the B-21 will debut in service at Ellsworth Air Force base in South Dakota, home to the 28 th Bomb Wing (a B-1 unit); then Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, home to 509 th Bomb ...
A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. / Credit: Air Force Global Strike Command.
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The RCO was activated by the secretary of the Air Force on April 28, 2003, and is currently overseeing the development of the U.S. Air Force's Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider in partnership with Northrop Grumman, and the U.S. Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle in partnership with NASA. [2] [3]