Northrop Grumman is ramping up production of its Melbourne-developed B-21 Raider long-range stealth bomber for the U.S. Air Force, the company confirmed Wednesday. In a press release, the company ...

The U.S. Air Force's second B-21 Raider stealth bomber has entered flight testing in California, paving the way for Northrop Grumman to continue on contract to produce at least 100 of the long-range ...

Northrop Grumman is trying to bring costs down on the B-21 Raider, which incurred a nearly $1.6 billion loss at the end of 2023. (Giancarlo Casem/Air Force) The Air Force is likely to award Northrop ...

The first prototype B-21 Raider stealth bomber has been conducting flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base in California since November 2023, as manufacturer Northrop Grumman looks for ways to ramp up ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop Grumman’s second B-21 Raider has joined the Edwards AFB test fleet, moving beyond basic flight profiles into weapons and mission-systems integration. -The ...

The profits have the potential to measure in the hundreds of billions of dollars—so pouring $2 billion into a program as important as the B-21 Raider is possibly just a smart investment. Northrop ...

Addition of second production-representative test aircraft enables acceleration of weapons integration testing and maintenance procedures development as the USAF prepares for operational fielding of ...

Northrop Grumman posted a drop in profits in the first quarter of 2025. It said higher manufacturing costs for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber were to blame. The plane is the first new stealth bomber ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider, built by Northrop Grumman, has entered low-rate initial production (LRIP) to replace the aging B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers, with service ...

Northrop Grumman received a second contract to build more B-21 Raider stealth bombers. The stealth bomber will eventually replace the Air Force's B-1 and B-2 bombers. The B-21 Raider is expected to ...