The first—and so far only—B-21 to be delivered has been flying since November 2023.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have declared the early stages of the B-21 program a major success, but the company has seen continuing cost rises that it hopes to alleviate eventually as production increases. The latest hit came in April, when Northrop Grumman announced a new charge on the...
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