Seven years after Northrop Grumman Corp. won the contract to build a new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider was unveiled Friday evening in a dramatic ceremony at dusk. Already, six B-21 bombers are in the final assembly and test process in Palmdale, Northrop Grumman said. Northrop Grumman also built the B-2 stealth bomber there, and the company has leveraged that experience into the B-2’s successor, the B-21. Doug Young is vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s strike division, which includes the B-21 program. Compared with the B-2, the B-21 will better adapt to and incorporate different payloads and capabilities, according to Northrop Grumman officials.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2022 21:06 UTC