The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years, and almost every aspect of the program is classified.
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force introduce the B-21 Raider, the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft.America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development and as part of theThe B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program is classified.
"We needed a new bomber for the 21st Century that would allow us to take on much more complicated threats, like the threats that we fear we would one day face from" said Deborah Lee James, the Air Force secretary when the Raider contract was announced in 2015. "Fifty years of advances in low-observable technology have gone into this aircraft," Austin said. "Even the most sophisticated air defense systems will struggle to detect a B-21 in the sky."
"We will soon fly this aircraft, test it, and then move it into production. And we will build the bomber force in numbers suited to the strategic environment ahead," Austin said.The U.S. military is made up of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Here's a quick look at each service branch and its creation.
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