Air Force's B-21 Raider Making More Test Flights
Air Force's B-21 Raider Making More Test Flights as Service Eyes 2 New Basing Locations
Whiteman currently houses the B-2 Spirit bomber. Dyess, like Ellsworth, hosts the B-1 Lancer bomber. The B-21 Raider, which was unveiled in late 2022, will eventually replace both the B-2 and B-1 fleets.
U.S. Air Force gives update on new B-21 stealth bomber: "Nobody on the planet can do what we're doing"
Currently, the stealth bomber remains in the test flight stage, and is doing two such flights a week, according to Thomas Jones, the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector president. A photo shared by the Air Force shows one of the bombers during flight testing.
US Air Force names second and third B-21 Raider bases
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, will be the second and third bases to receive the U.S. Air Force's newest bomber.
Air Force meets recruitment goals, eyes 20% increase in 2025
Amrhein acknowledged the 2025 goal will be challenging, particularly as the Air Force faces competition for talented young people from the private sector. But he expressed confidence that the service will be able to meet its 2025 goal, in part by adding 377 more personnel to its recruiting ranks.
Air Force shows off B-21 Raider bomber in flight tests
Recently, the B-21 completed the essential static test — meaning the structural design of the aircraft is sound.
The B-21 Raider: The U.S. Air Force's New 'Battleship' Bomber?
The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider program has seen cost reductions, with the fiscal 2025 procurement request lowered to $2.7 billion. Despite this, the future of long-range bombers remains in question,
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Inside the Air Force's Plan to Make the F-22 Raptor Fighter Into an Aerial Assassin
As global threats rise, the U.S. Air Force is upgrading its fleet of 186 F-22 Raptors to maintain air dominance, but a more ...
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New Docs Shed Light on Air Force’s ‘Goal’ to Reduce ‘White Male Population’ Joining Officer Ranks
Air Force documents from 2022 detail how the military branch hopes to “achieve” a reduced number of white males in the ROTC ...
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Air Force secretary ‘confident’ there’s enough support for service’s ongoing overhaul amid election uncertainty
The things we’re doing are pretty logical there. They’re aligned with what our needs are relative to the threat," said Frank ...
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Air Force to deploy Ospreys in weeks as post-crash groundings lift
The military grounded Ospreys after a fatal crash in November 2023, and Air Force Special Operations Command is gradually ...
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Air Force’s information warfare hub seeks high-tech sensors, AI tools
The Air Force’s information warfare organization, 16th Air Force, has been working over the last year to ramp up its sensor ...
Ellsworth Air Force Base fires 2nd commander
BOX ELDER, S.D. (KELO) — Ellsworth Air Force Base has fired a second commander in just two months. In a Ellsworth AFB press ...
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Air Force veterans return to Waco, tour area of decommissioned James Connally Air Force Base
WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Air Force Navigator Observers Association visited TSTC's campus as part of a 3-day reunion in Waco.
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Air Force anniversary observed
Air Force veterans and members of the public attended. County Military Veterans Affairs Director Col. Arthur Lee Jenkins Jr.
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Air Force celebrates 77th birthday with overhauls, modernizations
From concerts and balls to commemorative flights, the U.S. military community is celebrating the day that the U.S. Air ...