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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Editors reflect on a busy period for defense, sharing insights on Quad-A, Sea-Air-Space, Aviation Week's MALMS, the latest Pentagon budget figures, and everything else you need to know on air and missile modernization.

Northrop Grumman says a previously undisclosed company-owned test aircraft has been sold to the USAF as part of a B-21 Raider production acceleration pact.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Air refueling testing has begun for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force said late April 14.

The F-47 and B-21 are the crown jewels of next-generation air dominance and strike capability, but they will also be part of a larger family of systems.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are investing in a B-21 capacity increase as the Sentinel program faces decision points.

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have reached an agreement to increase production capacity of the B-21.

A proposal to increase the size of the B-21 Raider program of record depends on getting U.S. Air Force approval to accelerate deliveries.

The U.S. Air Force is now planning for its first missile pad test launch of its next intercontinental ballistic missile next year.

The U.S. Air Force in December 2025 awarded Northrop Grumman contracts for the next production lot of B-21 Raider bombers.

Air forces around the globe are likely to bolster their inventories in the coming 12 months by adding aircraft and drone types. Here are some of the expected events.

President Donald Trump has formally nominated a senior U.S. Air Force official to oversee critical modernization programs.

ISR capabilities may be the deciding factor in a future decision over whether to increase the size of the Northrop Grumman B-21 fleet beyond 100 aircraft.

Watch as editors discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments with the B-21 and multiple CCA projects.

Listen to our editors discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments with the B-21 and multiple CCA projects.

The B-21’s cockpit technology raises new questions about how to staff the flight deck in an era of increasing levels of automation.

The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has recommended the placement of a weapon systems officer in the cockpit of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.

The latter part of 2025 is set to be a key time for the U.S. Air Force’s Northrop Grumman B-21 program.

The second B-21 flight test aircraft has already flown a second time since its delivery sortie to the U.S. Air Force.

The B-21 Raider program completed the first flight of a second airborne test aircraft in Palmdale, California, on Sept. 11, clearing a key milestone a month before the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. Air Force contract award to Northrop Grumman.

Ellsworth AFB is preparing for the stealth bomber, but no arrival date has been announced for the lagging program.

The answer to how many B-21s the U.S. Air Force will field is not one that will come soon.

The Pentagon’s efforts to speed up production of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider might take a hit under a Senate Appropriations Committee proposal.