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B-21
![A First Look at the B-21, the Modernized American Stealth Bomber A First Look at the B-21, the Modernized American Stealth Bomber](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-03-13.jpg)
A First Look at the B-21, the Modernized American Stealth Bomber
By Ankit Panda
The B-21 inherits the B-2’s design philosophy, with important changes.
![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.
![Don't Be Too Sure About a Stalemated US-China Military Balance Don't Be Too Sure About a Stalemated US-China Military Balance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-28_22-24-08.jpg)
Don't Be Too Sure About a Stalemated US-China Military Balance
By Robert Farley
There are reasons to believe that the United States will maintain a qualitative technological edge.
![Are the United States and China Condemned to a Military Stalemate? Are the United States and China Condemned to a Military Stalemate?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-24_17-06-05.jpg)
Are the United States and China Condemned to a Military Stalemate?
By Robert Farley
A new article posits a technology-heavy analysis of the future of the U.S.-China military balance.
![US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
US Senate Votes to Keep Stealth Bomber Cost Top-Secret
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. Senators voted behind closed doors to keep the costs of the U.S. Air Force’s B-21 from the public.
![Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21 Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-26_17-16-07.jpg)
Confirmed: US Top-Secret Stealth Bomber to Be Named B-21
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Air Force also unveiled the first image of the new long-range bomber.
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