US B-21 Raider now in production

 WarZone:



In the wake of successful test flights of the most advanced combat aircraft ever to be built, the Pentagon says Northrop Grumman has been awarded a low-rate initial production contract for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber

However, few details are being released about that award, which was first reported on by Bloomberg.
Flight testing of the B-21 Raider at Edwards Air Force Base in California is now underway.
“Production of the B-21 ‘Raider’ stealth bomber is moving forward,” Dr. William LaPlante, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, said in a statement. “This past fall, based on the results of ground and flight tests and the team’s mature plans for manufacturing, I gave the go-ahead to begin producing B-21s at a low rate.”

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The aircraft will replace the B-1 and B-2 bombers currently in operation as stealth bombers. 

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