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B-21 Raider
![US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-03-13.jpg)
US Air Force Releases Images of B-21 Stealth Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The renderings show the B-21 in hangars at three locations in the United States.
![Senior US Defense Official: Development of B-21 Stealth Bomber ‘on Schedule’ Senior US Defense Official: Development of B-21 Stealth Bomber ‘on Schedule’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-190916-f-af000-1350.jpg)
Senior US Defense Official: Development of B-21 Stealth Bomber ‘on Schedule’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first test aircraft is already under production and expected to make its maiden flight in December 2021.
![US Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Make Maiden Flight in December 2021 US Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Make Maiden Flight in December 2021](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
US Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber to Make Maiden Flight in December 2021
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new B-21 bomber will take to the sky for the first time in December 2021, according to a senior U.S. Air Force officer.
![US Air Force Is Building First B-21 Stealth Bomber US Air Force Is Building First B-21 Stealth Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
US Air Force Is Building First B-21 Stealth Bomber
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The service has reportedly begun work on the first B-21 prototype.
![US Air Force's New Stealth Bomber to Replace B-1Bs and B-2s US Air Force's New Stealth Bomber to Replace B-1Bs and B-2s](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
US Air Force's New Stealth Bomber to Replace B-1Bs and B-2s
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force plans to mothball B-1Bs and B-2s as the service is shifting funds for its new B-21 stealth bomber.
![Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6035687322419200.jpg)
Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't
By Robert Farley
Supporting the B-21 Raider means looking back critically at previous strategic bombing failures.
![A Raider and His 'Little Buddy': Which Fighter Will Accompany the USAF's B-21? A Raider and His 'Little Buddy': Which Fighter Will Accompany the USAF's B-21?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-23_18-21-01.jpg)
A Raider and His 'Little Buddy': Which Fighter Will Accompany the USAF's B-21?
By Robert Farley
The B-21 has a name, but what it doesn't have is a fighter to accompany it on long-range strike missions.
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