If the nation is serious about deterring great-power war—and winning one if it comes—then rebuilding the Air Force is no ...

On April 14, 2026, the U.S. Air Force did something it almost never does with its most classified warplane: it showed the B-21 Raider stealth bomber plugged into a tanker aircraft, taking on fuel at ...

An American stealth bomber capable of launching nuclear attacks on anywhere in the world has taken to the skies.

A new image of aerial refueling trials gives us our first full overhead look at the B-21 and a glimpse at some very ...

The Raider designation was chosen in honor of Lt. Col. James 'Jimmy' Doolittle and the crew of 80 airmen who took 16 B-25 ...

The first public release of the upper exterior and in-flight refueling scenes of the U.S. next-generation stealth strategic ...

The Air Force and the Pentagon view the B-21 program as a rare example of a major defense acquisition that has stayed on ...

The B-21 Raider has passed a critical milestone as the new airframe continues its advanced flight test program. Northrop ...

The B-21 Raider is designed to carry a range of conventional weapons and the "secret" AGM-181 LRSO nuclear cruise missile.

A new milestone with in-flight aerial refueling shows the maturity of the stealth bomber and brings closer the entry into ...

The B-21 Raider is designed to be more efficient, stealthy, and flexible than its predecessor, the B-2 Spirit.

Answer: The letters are the military way of identifying the purpose of the aircraft. Prior to 1924 military aviation had ...