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  • Size Matters Not for the B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber

    07/17/2025 3:55:00 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 27 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/16/2025 | Caleb Larson
    The B-21 Raider’s more compact airframe compared to the B-2 Spirit is not a limitation but a deliberate evolution in strategic bomber design. Decades of technological progress allow the B-21 to achieve a superior level of all-aspect stealth with a smaller and more efficient profile.
  • New B-21 Raider Might Be Ready for War Next Year (That Might Mean Iran Strikes)

    07/16/2025 7:07:11 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 13 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/16/2025 | Christian D. Orr
    The US Air Force is accelerating its B-21 Raider program, with at least two test aircraft expected to be flying by 2026 and capable of being rapidly configured for combat missions if required. This potential for early deployment comes as the US weighs the possibility of future strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
  • The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Faces An Uncertain Everything

    07/16/2024 8:07:54 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 24 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/15/2024 | Robert Farley
    At this moment, nearly every major Department of Defense program seems to be struggling. Technological bottlenecks, industrial capacity problems, workforce issues, and general bureaucratic confusion have produced delivery delays and cost overruns, even as the entire defense industrial base faces the challenge of competing with Russia and China. The major exception to these problems appears, surprisingly enough, to be the B-21 Raider. The purpose of the B-21 program was to produce a new generation of strategic bombers to replace the B-1B Lancer and the B-2 Spirit. The subsonic B-21 is designed to use stealth to penetrate enemy air defenses and...
  • B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

    09/12/2023 1:25:34 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 51 replies
    The War Zone ^ | September 12, 2023 | Tyler rogoway
    During Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown's speech at this year's Air & Space Forces Association's mega conference outside of Washington, D.C., the soon-to-be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs dropped two new images of the B-21 Raider. While the stealth bomber was rolled out in December of last year, it remains cloaked in secrecy. Brown, the top Air Force uniformed officer, didn't specifically reference the images in his presentation. Up until today, only one angle of the full aircraft has been seen by the public — head-on — and in a very controlled environment at the bomber's unveiling....
  • Why 100 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Might Not Be Enough

    07/04/2018 9:24:26 AM PDT · by Mariner · 23 replies
    The National Interest ^ | July 4th, 2018 | Dave Majumdar
    “Taken together – 120 combat-coded bombers, 20 trainers, and 24 planes for backup and attrition planning purposes – the minimum buy would be 164 aircraft." Why 100 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Might Not Be Enough Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber is rapidly approaching its critical design review (CDR), when a Pentagon review team will determine if the new aircraft is meeting the technical requirements set forth in its requirements documents. If the design passes its CDR, the B-21 team will be cleared to build, integrate and test the aircraft before its next hurdle: the production readiness review....