The B-21 Raider is set to replace the $2bn per plane B-2 Spirit – and features a smaller wingspan and price tag of $639m. Unlike its predecessor, the B-21 will be able to go on unmanned bomber and surveillance missions anywhere in the world
* US Air Force publicly unveiled its next-generation stealth bomber in Palmdale, California on Friday night
* B-21 Raider is the most advanced long-range, stealth intercontinental strategic bomber in the world
* Cutting-edge stealth technology makes it virtually ‘invisible’ to enemy radar and detection
* Bomber, named for WWI’s ‘Doolittle Raiders,’ is capable of conventional and thermonuclear strikes
The US Air Force has publicly unveiled its next-generation stealth bomber, which has been called the ‘most advanced military aircraft ever built.’
Pentagon officials and representatives of contractor Northrop Grumman revealed the B-21 Raider at a dramatic ceremony in Palmdale, California on Friday night.
As a crew of airmen drew back the tarp covering the sophisticated bomber, a cheer went up from the crowd of invited guests, excited to get their first glimpse of the plane after years of anticipation.
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