The U.S. Air Force’s long-awaited B-21 stealth bomber took its first test flight in California on Friday.
The aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman, is expected to be operational by 2030. It can carry both “conventional and nuclear munitions” and will “provide our nation with a strategic asset capable of penetrating enemy air defenses in highly contested environments and striking targets anywhere in the world,” according to the Air Force.
“The B-21 Raider is in flight testing,” Air Force Spokesperson Ann Stefanek told FOX Business. “Flight testing is a critical step in the test campaign managed by the Air Force Test Center and 412th Test Wing’s B-21 Combined Test Force to provide survivable, long-range, penetrating strike capabilities to deter aggression and strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and partners.”
A witness told Reuters that the B-21 departed Northrop Grumman’s facility at the Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale around sunrise this morning and…
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