B 21: first US bomber presented to the public in 30 years
The wait is finally over. Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Air Force unveiled the world's first sixth-generation aircraft.
"The unveiling of the B-21 Raider will be a historic moment for our Air Force and for the nation."
“The last time we introduced a new bomber was more than 30 years ago. As we look at the threats posed by our time challenge, we must continue to modernize rapidly. The B-21 Raider will provide a formidable combat capability in a range of operations in highly contested environments of the future,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.
Here is the video of the presentation:
The B 21 has been defined as the first "Sixth Generation Bomber". Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Air Force will unveil the world's first sixth-generation aircraft on Friday.
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber will be on display at the Northrop facility in Palmdale, California. No photos have been released, only public domain renderings of the super-secret aircraft that has been in development since 2015. A team of more than 8,000 people from Northrop, 400 suppliers in 40 states and the Air Force worked on the B- 21.
The aircraft has been defined as the first "digital bomber", capable of carrying out both manned and unmanned missions. even if the vehicle was presented in public, however, the actual performance has not been known, which is, of course, covered by secrecy. Six are under construction, but a total of one hundred will be produced that can be used in strategic and tactical missions even if, in an era of hypersonic missiles, one wonders what the point of these means is still.
Thanks to our Telegram channel you can stay updated on the publication of new articles from Economic Scenarios.
The article B 21: the first US bomber presented in public after 30 years comes from Scenari Economici .
This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/b-21-presentato-in-pubblico-il-primo-bombardiere-usa-dopo-30-anni/ on Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:00:06 +0000.