In The Times this afternoon.
America ready to unveil its new B-21 Raider stealth bomber
For years the US company tasked with building a new generation of strategic stealth bomber has operated in total secrecy, giving only subtle hints as to what it will look like through artist’s impressions.
The veil of mystery is now about to be lifted, with the debut on Friday of the new B-21 Raider, which will form the backbone of America’s airborne nuclear force in the future.
The official roll-out will take place at Palmdale, California, where Northrop Grumman, the company selected to design the futuristic bomber, has been developing the classified programme. Although the flying-wing shape will be similar to the B-2 Spirit bomber built more than 30 years ago, the Raider will be smaller and more finely designed, making it far more difficult to spot by enemy radar. If the revolutionary B-2 was super-stealthy, the B-21 is expected to be barely visible in combat operations.
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