First B-21 Enters Ground Test; Sixth Bomber Starts Assembly

Brian Everstine March 03, 2022
Northrop Grumman B-21 concept
Credit: Northrop Grumman
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—The first U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider test aircraft has started ground evaluations, and the sixth example of the next-generation bomber has started production, the service announced March 3. The surprise announcement at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium came less than...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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