Debrief: South Dakota Air Base Prepping For B-21 Arrival

B-21 refueling with KC-135

A B-21 Raider conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—A Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider will touch down on the newly rebuilt Runway 13/31 at its future home, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, for the first time in September or October 2027 with a very specific mission. That scheduled arrival of a member of the flight-test fleet comes too...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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