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.
The Air Force unveiled the Northrop Grumman-made B-21 Raider to the public Friday in a ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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.
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter's announcement starts to firm up plans for the B-21's debut.
The rollout of the Air Force’s next stealth bomber is still expected later in 2022.
Northrop Grumman now has at least six B-21 bombers in various stages of production, and it is expected to be publicly unveiled later this year.
Northrop Grumman now has six of the stealthy, next-generation aircraft in various stages of production.
Intercepting record numbers of Russian aircraft off of North America’s west coast has strained Air Force units in Alaska.
The U.S. reversed a planned deployment of two destroyers in the Black Sea earlier this month amid the heightening tensions.
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