Second Next-Generation Bomber Delivered to Air Force for Testing

Second B-21 stealth bomber arrives at Edwards AFB as flight testing ramps up

Airmen with the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to recover the second B-21 Raider to arrive for test and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base, (Photo courtesy of the Air Force) The second B-21 Raider arrived at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert earlier this month as flight testing of the stealthy, flying-wing bomber ramps up, the Air Force announced. Northrop Grumman is building a fleet of 100 of the new aircraft — the nati…

Air Force gets its second B-21 Raider test bomber

The tempo of testing for the B-21 Raider will pick up as the Air Force takes possession of another test aircraft.

Second B-21 Raider stealth bomber arrives at Edwards Air Force Base for testing

The B-21 Raider is being designed to replace the iconic B-2 Spirit bomber at the United States' primary strategic stealth bomber.

Second next-generation bomber delivered to Air Force for testing

The second B-21 Raider test aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after taking off from Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility in Palmdale.

Air Force moves into next phase of B-21 bomber testing

A second B-21 Raider test aircraft arrived at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Thursday, military officials said, as the Pentagon moves quickly with its testing of the advanced nuclear-capable bombers.

The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Questions That Keep Us Up At Night

Key Points and Summary – Aviation photographer Jarod Hamilton captured video of a second B-21 Raider departing Plant 42 (Palmdale, CA), confirming service leaders’ recent hints that “test bird two” would fly soon. The jet appeared without the prominent nose air-data boom seen on the first prototype, suggesting it’s further along in instrumentation fit. A B-21 Raider is unveiled at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility on Air Force Plant 42 i…