The unveiling of the new B-21 bomber was staged to keep many of its innovations under wraps, but more than 34 years of technological advances since the B-2’s 1988 rollout were clearly in evidence. Although a senior Northrop Grumman official said the majority of what ...
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In a nighttime ceremony contrived to continue concealment of many of its features, the new B-21 bomber rolled out of Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif. plant Dec. 2. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the aircraft's advanced technology represents "deterrence, the American way."
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman are set to roll out the service’s first new bomber in 34 years on Dec. 2—the B-21 Raider. In an eagerly-awaited ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., the B-21 will make its public debut after seven years of ...
Fifth AF without F-15s; Collaborative Combat Aircraft; Layered missile defense in Guam.
A collection of air power, space power, and national security quotes.
Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman became the second-ever Chief of Space Operations Nov. 2, bringing with him a resume unlikely ever to be repeated.
How the Air Force helped avert a nuclear catastrophe and save the world.
The Air Force will begin its 71st annual Operation Christmas Drop on Dec. 4. The weeklong exercise is a yearly tradition that delivers supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books, and clothes to remote islands in the Pacific. It is the longest-running Department of ...
The Senate confirmed hundreds of military nominations the evening of Nov. 30, including a new Air Force four-star, deputy chiefs in charge of operations for both the Air Force and Space Force, and dozens of general officers in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
