The US Air Force has unveiled its newest nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21, which will gradually replace aircraft first flown in the Cold War. The first new bomber in 30 years could cost nearly $700m (£569m) each and can carry nuclear and conventional weapons. As expected, specific details of the aircraft remain shrouded in secrecy. But US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was "a testament to America's enduring advantages in ingenuity and innovation". The B-21 Raider was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday at manufacturer Northrop Grumman's facility in California. Mr Austin said the plane would offer significant advances over existing bombers in the US fleet, stating that "even the most sophisticated air defence systems will struggle to detect the B-21 in the sky". "Fifty years of advances in low-observable technology have gone into this aircraft," he said.

He added that the plane was also built with an "open system architecture," which allows for the incorporation of "new weapons that haven't even been invented yet". While the potential for an uncrewed flight was not mentioned during the ceremony, a US Air Force spokeswoman said the aircraft was "provisioned for the possibility, but there has been no decision to fly without a crew". The first flight by a B-21 is expected to take place next year. It will eventually replace the B-1 and B-2 models and the fleet is estimated to cost $203bn (£165bn) to develop, buy and operate over 30 years, according to Bloomberg. Six planes are currently in production, the manufacturer said, adding they would feature the "next generation of stealth" and that it is employing unspecified "new manufacturing techniques and materials". The US Air Force is planning to acquire at least 100 of the aircraft.

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$70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. But we can’t figure out homelessness in CA....

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

B-2 stealth bomber was only used in the initial days of the Iraq invasion and if it wasn't for Bush's illegal war, they would've never been used for their true purpose

it's a fu*king shame, I think the Air Force has 22 of them and the program costs are in the hundreds of billions. A fu*king shame.

Wasted money on propaganda the man creates

everyone been knew about this plane

Di Warlord said B-2 stealth bomber was only used in the initial days of the Iraq invasion and if it wasn't for Bush's illegal war, they would've never been used for their true purpose it's a fu*king shame, I think the Air Force has 22 of them and the program costs are in the hundreds of billions. A fu*king shame.

I just retired from the AF last year and that number is much less than 22.

Don’t believe everything you Google.



However, I do this that the program is a waste of taxpayer’s dollars.

Same goes for that trash a*s U-2 plane too…

These planes are looking more like flying saucers now

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

They figured out homelessness a long time ago, before we were even born. You just don't know how capitalism works

Kdub31 said These planes are looking more like flying saucers now

Decades of back engineering will do that for you.

oh look ? another plane that wont see full combat ever.....


it cost too much to manufacture these to just be letting other countries possibly shoot them down....

It's 2022 and we still inventing new ways to k*ll each other?

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

The government doesn’t give af about homelessness. But China scares the sh*t out of them

awww said everyone been knew about this plane

The tech for this aircraft is over 60 years old.

Too bad they don’t show the taxpayers what they really have.

War prep? Grow up

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

u lefties are all the same smh.........there is no fooking fix/answer for homelessness because then everyone would just quit working in society & expect a free handout........that $70,000,000,000 is going to save ur genealogy from being in a chinese hard labor slave camp.........

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

"Figuring out" homelessness is a myth

Wasn’t this the sh*t aliens were driving in ID4?

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

30 years? It's more like 5-10 years. Tough times on the horizon.

Kdub31 said These planes are looking more like flying saucers now

end of the 80´s people would see these prototypes and think it´s aliens ...there was a 2,3 year period where people were convinced they landed

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

Facts however it’s not California’s fault millions of weed junkies move to California every year with no resume no connections and no career

With the intent of smoking weed all night and day

Portland has this situation as well

POTUS2045 said $70,000,000,000 in tax payer dollars right there for a war that may happen in the next 30 years. It we can’t figure out homelessness in CA.

What’s the benefit to fixing homelessness? And if your are so worried about it, what are you doing to help fix it ??

Kdub31 said These planes are looking more like flying saucers now

Quick history lesson.. the first one of these planes were built by………… the Nazis.

One was found in a hangar after the war and flown back to Lockheed or Northrop. They were believed to be the first stealth aircraft which later gave birth to F- 117 stealth bombers.

If they are showing this new B-21 (which is said to be 50 yrs of technological advancements) just imagine (we can’t, ever) what they have in those hangers.

Horton Brothers were the original designers of the flying wing for the Nazi Luftwafa. (I think that’s how it’s spelled) lol!

I know there are some people in here that need to remember thier O P S E C

War against China nah homie we don't even need to do anything like that.