Video footage has emerged of the B-21 Raider, a new sixth generation stealth bomber under development at Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force, flying for the first time.
Since it’s unveiling to the public in December 2022, the US Air Force and its industry partner, Northrop Grumman, have been steadily releasing new photos of the new stealth bomber.
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman an approximately $705m contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an air-to-ground weapon that accelerates the pivot to a new generation of air power.
At last week’s Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, US Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) leadership discussed the B-21 programme’s development.
The B-21 Raider, a sixth generation stealth bomber in development for the US Air Force, has commenced engine runs as part of its ground test programme at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility.
Northrop Grumman has successfully manufactured the first set of solid rocket motor cases for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) programme.
Northrop Grumman has opened a Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5.