The Air Force is moving to a two-bomber fleet of B-21s and Cold War-era B-52s, and plans to retire B-1s and B-2s in the next decade.
Reporters and photographers invited to view the B-21's public debut at the highly secure Air Force Plant 42 had to follow strict security guidelines.
Northrop Grumman has touted the B-21 Raider bomber as "the world's first sixth-generation aircraft."
The first flight of the B-21 is expected to come in 2023, a few months after the rollout.
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