The B-21 Raider took its first test flight on Friday, moving the futuristic warplane closer to becoming the nation’s next nuclear weapons stealth bomber.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/11 ... st-flight/“The B-21 Raider is in flight testing,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said.
Such testing is a critical step in the campaign to provide “survivable, long-range, penetrating strike capabilities to deter aggression and strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and partners,” Stefanek said.
Keine Presseaussendung, keine Fotos, ... nichts.
Selbst vom Hersteller gab es kein Statement dazu - nur einen Werbetweet:
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/b ... first-time
New High-Resolution B-21 Raider Images Supposedly Show Its Auxiliary Air Intake Design (31. Oktober 2023)theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑So 29. Okt 2023, 13:23On Oct. 25, 2023, the first images of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber during ground testing outside of its Palmdale hangar have started to circulate online. The picture, posted online by a now deleted user on Reddit, shows the new stealth bomber apparently idle under its own power, with security flanking the aircraft.
https://theaviationist.com/2023/10/31/n ... er-images/
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comme ... er-images/
The B-21 Raider: Designed For Low Risk (11. Oktober 2023)
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... d-low-risk