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On Dec. 2, 2022, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman will roll out the nation’s first new stealth bomber since 1988
B-21 Spotlight
On Dec. 2, 2022, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman will roll out the nation’s first new stealth bomber since 1988. Aviation Week’s defense team is following the development of the B-21 Raider closely.
Details About the Rollout

In a Weekly Debrief, Pentagon Editor Brian Everstine has the run-down of what to expect from the event at Northrop’s Palmdale, California, manufacturing and engineering facility – a lot of aircraft in addition to the rollout coinciding with the West Coast sunset. To get on site, Brian will surrender his trusty iPhone and any other device capable of transmitting data in favor of a camera with specified lens size.

Find details from his preview interview with Tom Jones, Northrop Grumman’s vice president of aeronautics.
 
 
 
 
Design Features to Look For

What will the rollout reveal? Clues to the bomber’s size, choice of engine and subsystems?

The four-page feature also includes a look back at what attendees at the B-2 bomber rollout were able to see. Not all that much, as they were relegated to bleachers some distance from the aircraft.
 
 
 
 
Top Secret Shop

In early November, at Aviation Week’s Aerospace & Defense Programs conference, a Spirit AeroSystems executive told Steve the company had nearly completed construction of a new production facility to support a secret defense program.
 
 
 
 
Allied Interest?

And analysts are speculating that the B-21 fill a need expressed by one of the U.S.’s closest allies - Australia.

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In Context

Aviation Week Intelligence Network's (AWIN) data analysts size up the number of bombers that China, Russia and the U.S. will receive over the next decade

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Deep Dive

Senior Military Analyst Matt Jouppi provides a complete history of the history and development of the B-21, projected costs and the list of known B-21 suppliers.

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Podcast: A Guide To The B-21 Rollout

Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss what details they are hoping to see and what is likely to come next for the B-21 Raider.

Click here to listen.
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