The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force by Northrop Grumman. Part of the Long Range Strike Bomb
B-21 (AF 0001) in flight in 2024
This 2016 artist's rendering depicts the B-21 with a much darker color than the actual aircraft unveiled in 2022.
Richard E. Cole, left, the last living Doolittle Raider, announces the name of the B-21 with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, right, during the Air Force Association conference on 19 September 2016.
The cockpit windows of the B-21 are unique to the aircraft, and designed to eliminate joints and seams to minimize radar cross-section.
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone". As of 2026, it is one of the U.S. Air Force's three str
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
…can deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons. Named "Raider" after the Doolittle Raiders of World War II, the B-21 is meant to complement the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop B-2 Spirit, replace them by 2040, and possibly replace the 1950s Boeing B-52 Stratofortress after that. The B-21 is a flying wing and…
A B-1B flying with 20-degree wing sweep
The XB-70 Valkyrie was chosen in 1957 to replace the Hustler but suffered as a result of a switch in doctrine from a high- to a low-altitude flying profile.
AN/APQ-140 radar for the B-1A