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| America's secretive $745M nuclear bomber takes flight in first aerial test |
| 2024-05-25 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] New images show America's highly secret, $745-million stealth nuclear bomber taking to the air for what is apparently its first, publicly acknowledged, flight test. The B-21 Raider was unveiled in December 2022, but the US government has so far been discreet about showing off this cutting-edge, radar-evading aircraft. The sleek bomber was shown flying for the first time as it undergoes flight testing, in pictures released Wednesday, one crucial step before a minimum first order of 100 of these stealth craft can be approved for manufacture. The B-21 has been described as a 'dual-capable bomber' — able to launch both conventional and nuclear ordinance. Related: B-21 Raider 03/12/2024 Contract losses have defense contractors saying no to Pentagon, their biggest customer B-21 Raider 11/13/2023 Pentagon's $1billion plan to buy 1,000 long-range stealth thermonuclear missiles B-21 Raider 11/11/2023 B-21 Raider takes to the skies... |
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