FOX News: B-21 Raider stealth bomber’s first flight delayed a few months later than anticipated: Air Force
The B-21 Raider was first unveiled to the public in Palmdale, California in early December
The Air Force revealed last week that the debut flight of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber is delayed several months.
Speaking at the McAleese & Associates conference in Washington, Air Force secretary Frank Kendall said the B-21’s first flight “slipped from the original schedule” but is still within the baseline schedule and cost.
“There’s a baseline schedule, which is on the books,” Kendall told reporters. “[B]ut there’s been no breach of that. But with the internal schedule, there’s been a slip of a few months.”
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WNU Editor: Even with this delay, there are calls for the US Air Force to buy even more B-21 bombers …. Air Force Should Double Its B-21 Purchase Plans, Think Tank Says (Defense One).
More News On The B-21 Bomber
B-21 first flight running ‘a few months’ behind — Air Force Times
Maiden Flight Of B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Delayed — Zero Hedge
Air Force Sees First Flight Delay of B-21 Stealth Bomber — Bloomberg
Northrop eyes low-rate production contract for B-21 this year — Defense News