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The newest US strategic bomber B-21 has made its first flight early this morning

 

The US B-21 Raider Has Flown For The First Time.

The United States has begun flight testing of the newest strategic bomber B-21 Raider, the Pentagon reported

On Friday, November 10, at just after dawn, the B-21 Raider took to the skies over Palmdale’s Plant 42, marking its first flight.

The world’s second stealth bomber has taken to the air. A video taken from outside the Air Force’s storied Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, early this morning, showed the B-21, with its landing gear down, accompanied by an F-16 chase plane  


“The B-21 Raider is in flight testing. Flight testing is a critical step in the test campaign managed by the Air Force Test Center and 412th Test Wing’s B-21 Combined Test Force to provide survivable, long-range, penetrating strike capabilities to deter aggression and strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and partners.” an Air Force spokesperson, told The War Zone.  


https://airlive.net/military/2023/11/10/the-newest-us-strategic-bomber-b-21-has-made-its-first-flight-early-this-morning-here-is-the-video/