Three B-21s Participating In Test Program, Northrop Says

The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 18 released a new photo of the B-21 landing at Edwards AFB, California.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The U.S. Air Force now has three Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers in test—one flying and two focused on ground testing—as the program is targeting a rate of two flights per week. Tom Jones, Northrop’s aeronautics division president, said the program is “starting to strike up...
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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