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The first B-21 is now flying test sorties from Edwards Air Force Base, where it arrived after its maiden flight late last year.

The second acknowledged test of the B-21 came 68 days after the first flight from the public airport in Palmdale, California.

A second confirmed flight took place on Wednesday.

The B-21 Raider was developed to be the multifunctional backbone of the modernized bomber fleet, gradually replacing the aging B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers now in service.

The B-21 Raider, a ghost in the skies, promises a new era of stealth and power - America's iron fist in the shadows of 21st-century warfare.

WASHINGTON — The B-21 Raider took to the air for the first time in November, nearly a year after its public debut in California. In 2024, the U.S. Air Force’s next stealth bomber could take even greater steps. The first Raider, which was unveiled in a highly publicized ceremony in December 2022, flew to Edwards Air Force Base on Nov. 10. It is now undergoing flight testing, which also includes ground tests and taxiing. The Air Force Test Center and the 412th Test Wing’s B-21 Combined Test ...

The first B-21 flight came nearly a year after its highly publicized December 2022 debut in California.

Since the aircraft's unveiling, numerous reports have claimed that the B-21 Raider could have a radar signature as small as an "insect."

The first B-21 flight came nearly a year after its highly publicized December 2022 debut in California.

The first B-21 flight came nearly a year after its highly publicized December 2022 debut in California.