Satellite Image Puts B-21 Raider Wingspan at 152 Feet, Near B-2
A commercial satellite image has produced a substantially revised estimate of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider’s size. Measurements taken from…
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B-2 Fleet Cut From 132 to 21 Concentrated $44.7 Billion
The U.S. Air Force originally planned to acquire 132 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. It received 21, leaving approximately $44.7 billion…
Air Force Plans $1.7 Billion to Keep B-1B and B-2 Bombers Flying
The U.S. Air Force faces a fleet-management problem that cannot be solved simply by retiring its oldest bombers. It plans…
Air Force’s 140 Bombers Handled 48 Global Deployments in 18 Months
The U.S. Air Force has roughly 140 B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress bombers, yet those fleets supported 48…
Air Force Accelerates Nearly $2 Billion in Ellsworth B-21 Upgrades
Nearly $2 billion is being spent to prepare Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota for the B-21 Raider and…
Air Force Activates Ellsworth Unit for B-21’s Planned 2027 Arrival
The Air Force activated B-21 Integration Detachment 1 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on Sept. 9, 2026,…
B-21 Raider Base Preparation Estimate Doubles to About $2 Billion
About $2 billion is now the U.S. Air Force’s estimate for construction needed to prepare Ellsworth Air Force Base in…
Air Force Says B-21 and F-47 Are Ahead, but Only One Has Flown
The U.S. Air Force says its next stealth bomber and fighter are progressing faster than planned, but the two claims…
Air Force Weighs Faster B-21 Production and Fleet Beyond 100 Bombers
Northrop Grumman is adding B-21 Raider manufacturing capacity before the Air Force decides how much of that capacity it will…
B-21 Raider Still Targets 2027 as B-1B Stays Until 2037
The Air Force is keeping two bomber timelines in view at once. Gen. Dale White said the new B-21 Raider…
Northrop Builds More B-21s as Air Force Weighs Fleet Above 100
Northrop Grumman says it is already increasing B-21 Raider production while the U.S. Air Force studies whether to speed that…
First Operational B-21 Stealth Bombers Remain Due at Ellsworth in 2027
The first operational Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers remain scheduled to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South…
Air Force Keeps Two Pilots on Automated B-21 for Long Missions
The U.S. Air Force confirmed on July 9, 2026, that the highly automated B-21 Raider will officially operate with two…