The B-2 and its smaller stealth cousin, the F-22 Raptor, both experienced higher than anticipated paint needs over their lifespans. That diminishes readiness and raises sustainment costs, both of ...

The Air Force's B-21 Raider fleet expands as Spartan joins flight testing, addressing America's critical need for more stealth bombers amid global security challenges.

America’s B-2 stealth bombers, which carried out the weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, are among the most secretive aircraft in the nation, with few glimpses ever shown of its interior. The ...

The second of the Air Force’s newest long-range stealth bombers is expected to take flight by the end of the year, a top general said this week. Another B-21 Raider likely will be in the air soon, Lt.

The B-21’s low initial production rate was not only aimed at getting the aircraft right, but also to shield it from deep budget cuts. The second B-21 Raider test aircraft will be flying “shortly,” the ...

A second B-21 Raider bomber has flown for the first time in California, the Air Force announced Thursday, a milestone officials say will accelerate testing of America’s first new long-range bomber in ...

Addition of second production-representative test aircraft enables acceleration of weapons integration testing and maintenance procedures development as the USAF prepares for operational fielding of ...

The second B-21 Raider stealth bomber fittingly flew on Sept. 11, from its factory in the high desert of Palmdale, California, to adjacent Edwards Air Force Base. The B-21 Raider is the most ...