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Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. 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.
At 6:51 a.m. on Friday, November 9, the U.S. Air Force's advanced new flying-wing B-21 Raider stealth bomber lifted off the ground for the first time.
Kerry Breen. September 19, 2024 at 7:04 AM. Air Force leaders gave an update on the B-21 Raider, a futuristic aircraft that is expected to become the United States' next nuclear stealth bomber ...
This is a list of United States bomber aircraft, including those with the capability of bombing, meaning aircraft such as strike aircraft (also known as tactical bombers) and torpedo bombers are included.
To enter service around 2028. [ 1 ] Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. Stealth Strategic bomber. Air Force. To enter service in 2025. [ 2 ] Boeing MQ-25 Stingray. Unmanned combat aerial vehicle for Aerial refueling.
The AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) under development by Lockheed Martin. [ 3 ] Designed to address advanced threats, [ 6 ] the missile is expected to replace or supplement the AIM-120 AMRAAM currently in US service. The United States Department of Defense (DoD ...
Stealth aircraft are designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, [1] visible light, radio frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, all collectively known as stealth technology. [2] The F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational aircraft explicitly designed around stealth technology ...
The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with a crew of two, the plane was designed by Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) as the prime contractor, with Boeing, Hughes, and ...