The Air Force is planning the first flight of its B-21 for December 2021, though that date could slip, the head of the service's Rapid Capabilities Office said. Staff photo illustration by Mike Tsukamoto.
Breaking Defense: B-21 First Flight In 2021 Not Likely
Meanwhile, the X-37B robotic space plane has hit another record on its fifth mission, now having spent 777 days on orbit, says AFRCO Director Randall Walden.
WASHINGTON: Will the B-21 bomber make its first flight in December 2021, as the Air Force Vice-Chief announced last month? “I wouldn’t bet on that date,” Randall Walden, director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO).
While the end-of-’21 first flight suggested by Gen. Stephen Wilson is the “earliest” possible date, Walden told an Air Force Association audience this morning, the B-21 is unlikely to fly so soon.
“There’s a lot of things that have to happen between now and a couple of years, but in general terms that’s what we’re shooting for,” Walden told an Air Force association breakfast this morning.
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