This is an artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Dyess AFB is one of the bases expected to host the new airframe. (Northrop Grumman graphic)
FOX News/Warrior Maven: First B-21 Flight: Testers to assess weapons, stealth and flight envelope
Will its next-generation stealth technology keep its infrared (IR) signature low and help it evade complex air defenses?
Will the new B-21 stealth bomber effectively carry and release weapons? Will its next-generation stealth technology keep its infrared (IR) signature low and help it evade complex air defenses? Will its structure, airframe and flight envelope hold up as expected? What about its mission systems and onboard avionics?
These questions encompass the focus of U.S. Air Force testers now laying the groundwork and conducting simulations in anticipation of the first flight of what many regard as the greatest stealth platform ever to exist, the new B-21.
Sometime next year, the new bomber will take off for the first time from Edwards Air Force Base, California, at the U.S. Air Force Test Center.
“With a program like the B-21 we are doing firsts. We are exceptional risk managers. We live for doing firsts, so our team will figure out a way to manage that first flight,” Major General Christopher Azzano, Commander, Air Force Test Center, told The National Interest in an interview.
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WNU Editor: They must be making progress otherwise the US Defense Secretary would not have shown up earlier this month .... Defense secretary visits B-21 facilities in Florida (Aerotech News).
Update: They must be doing something right .... B-21 bomber program survives pandemic disruptions (Defense News).
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