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Northrop, Air Force Conduct 1st Flight of B-21 Bomber Aircraft

Northrop, Air Force Conduct 1st Flight of B-21 Bomber Aircraft
B-21 Raider

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider, built by Northrop Grumman, has taken its first flight at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where it has been under development as the sixth-generation nuclear-capable stealth bomber, Reuters reported Sunday.

The Air Force plans to order 100 B-21 bomber aircraft with long-range and mid-air refueling capabilities to bring conventional and nuclear weapons to U.S. forces worldwide.

B-21 has a flying wing shape and will replace the service branch’s B-1 and B-2 bomber fleet.

“The B-21 Raider is in flight testing. Flight testing is a critical step in the test campaign managed by the Air Force Test Center and 412th Test Wings B-21 Combined Test Force,” said Ann Stefanek, a spokesperson for the Air Force.

In September, Northrop announced it had built the first B-21 test article equipped with primary mission systems to support the flight test campaign for the program.

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Written by Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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