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The B-21 Raider was unveiled to the public at a ceremony December 2, 2022 in

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The US Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Hitting the Warp Speed Button to Join the US Air Force As Fast As Possible

Northrop Grumman broke ground on a one-million-square-foot final assembly line for the B-21 Raider at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, backed by $4.5...

Brandon Weichert4 days ago

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to recover the second B-21 Raider to arrive for test and evaluation at Edwards AFB, Calif., Sept. 11, 2025. The arrival of a second test aircraft provides maintainers valuable hands-on experience with tools, data and processes that will support future operational squadrons. (U.S Air Force photo by Kyle Brasier)

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The New Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Much Bigger Than We Ever Dreamed

The Air Force plans at least 100 against 21 B-2s built. Fuel, range and payload remain undisclosed. And, as it turns out, the B-21...

Harrison KassOctober 28, 2026

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The B-2 Entered Service in 1993 Built to Carry 16 JDAMs, and After Its Upgrades It Carries 80, Plus the One Weapon It Was Modified for That Made Headlines Over Iran: The 30,000-Pound GBU-57

The B-2: Ten major upgrades in the late 2010s multiplied its onboard processing power 1,000 times, rebuilt its Defensive Management System with automated route...

Brandon WeichertOctober 27, 2026

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An Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

A B-2 Spirit carried an LRASM from Whiteman to Guam and, on June 27, 2026, fired it from inside its bomb bay at USS...

Steve BalestrieriOctober 8, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, decends for landing at Ørland Air Base, Norway, during a Bomber Task Force Europe deployment, Aug. 9, 2025. The BTF mission highlights how we deliver effects rapidly across dynamic and contested environments through integrated training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason)

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The ‘New’ B-1B Lancer Super ‘Beast’ Bomber Has a Message for the US Air Force, Russia, and Even China

The external stations were mechanically disabled under START so the aircraft could be verified as non-nuclear. BEAST — B-1 Embracing Agile Scheduling — brings...

Sean SpoontsOctober 7, 2026

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Water in three sensors wrecked the B-2 Spirit of Kansas, tail 89-0127, and the US Air Force priced that Guam crash at $1,407,006,920, calling it the most expensive aircraft crash on record, after the bomber rotated too slow at Andersen on February 23, 2008

The B-2 Spirit of Kansas, 89-0127, crashed at Andersen on February 23, 2008, after three wet sensors skewed air data. It rotated near 132...

Georgia GilholySeptember 23, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flies over the Indo-Pacific theater during a Bomber Task Force mission, Nov. 9, 2022. The U.S. Air Force is committed to upholding a rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific that respects every nation and ensures the peaceful resolution of disputes free from coercion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

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Move Over, B-21 Raider Bomber: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Won’t Be Retired Afterall

The B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers are old by any standard but still some of the most powerful platforms the US Air Force...

Jack BuckbySeptember 19, 2026

A U.S. Air Force tri-bomber formation consisting of a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress flies over the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2026, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Saved from the Chopping Block: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Are Getting A Massive Upgrade

The US Air Force had plans to start winding down the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bomber fleets. That seems on hold with upgrades...

Reuben JohnsonSeptember 18, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit "Stealth" bomber, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over the Pacific Ocean after a recent aerial refueling mission, May 2, 2005. The Bombers are deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a rotation that has provided the U.S. Pacific Command a continous bomber presence in the Asian Pacific region since February 2004, enhancing regional security and the U.S. commitment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo) (Released)

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The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.

What the money bought when it came to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber: Four General Electric F118s at 17,300 pounds of thrust each, a...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 13, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s PAK-DA Strategic Bomber: Massive 35-Ton Payload, a 12,000 km Range, and Stealth Like the US Air Force B-2 Spirit But It Looks Frozen In Time

Russian defense officials have described a subsonic PAK-DA flying wing resembling the B-2 Spirit, carrying a 35-tonne payload in internal bays, with a crew...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 11, 2026

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The US Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Hitting the Warp Speed Button to Join the US Air Force As Fast As Possible

Aerospace & Defense

The New Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Much Bigger Than We Ever Dreamed

Aerospace & Defense

The B-2 Entered Service in 1993 Built to Carry 16 JDAMs, and After Its Upgrades It Carries 80, Plus the One Weapon It Was Modified for That Made Headlines Over Iran: The 30,000-Pound GBU-57

Aerospace & Defense

An Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

Aerospace & Defense

The ‘New’ B-1B Lancer Super ‘Beast’ Bomber Has a Message for the US Air Force, Russia, and Even China

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Water in three sensors wrecked the B-2 Spirit of Kansas, tail 89-0127, and the US Air Force priced that Guam crash at $1,407,006,920, calling it the most expensive aircraft crash on record, after the bomber rotated too slow at Andersen on February 23, 2008

Aerospace & Defense

Move Over, B-21 Raider Bomber: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Won’t Be Retired Afterall

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Saved from the Chopping Block: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Are Getting A Massive Upgrade

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The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.

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Russia’s PAK-DA Strategic Bomber: Massive 35-Ton Payload, a 12,000 km Range, and Stealth Like the US Air Force B-2 Spirit But It Looks Frozen In Time

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