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hirelingofnatoPALMDALE, California — The Air Force for the first time Dec. 2 revealed its new long-range strategic bomber, the B-21 Raider, in a ceremony at prime contractor Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, California.
In front of hundreds of spectators, mostly Northrop Grumman employees who had been working in secrecy on the project for the seven years, the company towed the wing-shaped aircraft out of Air Force Hangar 42 — some 30 years after the last bomber it developed, the B-2 Spirit, made its debut at the same facility.
Invited guests including lawmakers, Defense Department and service officials, executives from the aircraft’s many subcontractors and members of the media. The event was live streamed for the public.
“The B-21’s edge will last for decades to come,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said during the opening ceremony.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/12/2/after-years-of-secrecy-air-force-rolls-out-b-21-raider-bomber
In front of hundreds of spectators, mostly Northrop Grumman employees who had been working in secrecy on the project for the seven years, the company towed the wing-shaped aircraft out of Air Force Hangar 42 — some 30 years after the last bomber it developed, the B-2 Spirit, made its debut at the same facility.
Invited guests including lawmakers, Defense Department and service officials, executives from the aircraft’s many subcontractors and members of the media. The event was live streamed for the public.
“The B-21’s edge will last for decades to come,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said during the opening ceremony.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/12/2/after-years-of-secrecy-air-force-rolls-out-b-21-raider-bomber
