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The Air Force’s big B-21 Raider bomber gamble

The B-21 Raider is designed to replace the B-1B and B-2, backstop the aging B-52, and anchor America’s long-range strike and ...
The B-21 bomber, the first U.S. sixth-generation combat aircraft, is designed to conduct conventional and nuclear strikes.
Since the B-2 platform is one of two American nuclear-capable bombers, the return of the Spirit of Georgia is significant.
After four years of repair efforts, the "Spirit of Georgia" overcame obstacles to return to flight following a landing ...
The return of the Spirit of Georgia enhances the B-2 bomber fleet's operational capabilities and strategic deterrence.
B-2 tail number 89-0129 has been restored to flight status after extensive repairs to damage caused by a landing gear ...
Ukraine faced one of the largest attacks in weeks early on Saturday, December 6, when Russian forces launched several waves ...
In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically ...
A group of elite B-2 Spirit stealth bombers that took flight from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri early on the morning of June 21 headed for Iran, taking part in a mission to bomb three nuclear ...
“So it's significant, because that is going to guarantee the survivability of this airfield for at least the next 50 years, ...
The Swedish Air Force identified multiple Tu-22M3 bombers operating with Sukhoi fighter escorts over the Baltic Sea on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. At least ...
The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in ...