The U.S. Air Force has released the first official images of the $ 600 million long-range bomber concept.
B-21 Raider will be long-rangea stealth bomber with a high degree of survivability, capable of carrying various types of munitions, including nuclear ones. The new aircraft is being created to replace the outdated B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit.
Currently the B-21 is still ondevelopment stage, and its first flight should not take place until 2021 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. According to the contractor, this is the most optimistic forecast for the starttests, because due to the many technical difficulties, the creation of a combat prototype may be delayed.
The US Air Force plans to buy at least 100 of these bombers from Northrop Grumman at a cost of about $600 million per unit.
Let us recall that last year China demonstrated a prototype of a round military stealth helicopter resembling a UFO.
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