Northrop Grumman finally pulled the cover off the first B-21 Raider aircraft, revealing the Air Force’s newest stealth bomber to the world during a once-in-a-generation roll out ceremony .
Northrop CEO Kathy Warden, said the plane “will be the backbone of US air power” and represented a “new era in technology for national defense,”
The service begins funding low-rate initial production of the new bomber in fiscal 2023, spending $1.7.00.000.000 in procurement funding on top of $3.3 billion to carry on research and development activities.
Air Force officials have declined to comment on how many B-21s that sum will buy.
As for the B-21 on display , Warden said, “The next time you see this plane, it’ll be in the air.”
