A new bomber for the 21st century secretly developed over seven years and ready to meet the challenge posed by Russia and China. So definitely the analysts to the B-21 Raider, the most advanced stealth military aircraft in the world that was presented on Friday in California, United States.
Manufactured by the company Northrop Grumman Corp, It is the first American bomber built in more than 30 years. and also the first of the sixth generation in the world.
“The B-21 is the most advanced military aircraft ever built. and it is a product of pioneering innovation and technological excellence,” said Dough Young, industry vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman, which won a contract in 2015 to design and build the bomber, in a news release.
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“We needed a new bomber for the 21st century that would allow us to deal with much more difficult threats, like the ones we fear one day facing China or Russia… The B-21 is more survivable and can deal with these much more difficult threats. Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the US Air Force, said in a statement.
The AP agency explained that the bomber is part of the Pentagon’s efforts to modernize all three branches of its nuclear triadincluding silo-launched nuclear ballistic missiles and submarine-launched warheads, as it migrates from the anti-terror campaigns of past decades to China’s rapid military modernization.
Unveiled today, the B-21 Raider will be a dual-capable, penetrating-strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-21 will form the backbone of the future Air Force bomber force consisting of B-21s and B-52s.(US Air Force photo) pic.twitter.com/X6KSU7sy6U
—US Air Force (@usairforce) December 3, 2022
entry into service
The B-21 Raider is projected for between 2026 and 2027. This would give a total of up to 12 years from contract award to operational integration into the US Air Force.
The Pentagon recalled that China is on track to have 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035and its achievements in hypersonic weapons, cyber warfare, space capabilities, and other areas present “the most significant systemic challenge to the national security of the United States and the free and open international system.”
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How is the bomber?
Kathy Warden, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Corp, said that while the B-21 Raider may resemble the B-2 on the outside, on the inside the similarities disappear.
“The way it operates internally is extremely advanced compared to the B-2, because the technology has come a long way in terms of computing power that we can now incorporate into the B-21 software,” Warden said.
other changes include advanced materials used in coatings to make the bomber harder to spot , as well as new ways to control electronic emissions, so that the bomber can fool adversary radars and disguise itself as another object. It also presents new propulsion technologies, detailed by the ‘AP’ agency.
You’ll hear it, but you won’t really see it
Warden declined to elaborate on the technology used by the B-21 Raidersbut said the bomber will be more “stealthy.”
“When we talk about low observability, it is incredibly low. You’ll hear it, but you won’t really see it,” Warden said.
In a briefing note, Northrop Grumman said it is using “new manufacturing techniques and materials to ensure the B-21 defeats the anti-access and area denial systems it will face.”
“Fifty years of advances in low-detection technology have been invested in this aircraft,” said the United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. “Even the most sophisticated air defense systems will have a hard time spotting a B-21 in the sky.”
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The US unveils the B-21 ‘Raider’ strategic bomber. The world’s first 6th generation war plane. The stealth bomber was unveiled at Palmdale in California in the early morning on December 3. It has a 9,600 km range and can carry roughly 10-tons of payload. pic.twitter.com/RoWhA7LICH
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The ship will have the capacity to carry both conventional and nuclear bombs. But the specific weapons that will travel on the bomber are also a secret, although it is known that the United States is immersed in various weapons development programs with hypersonic and nuclear munitions.
Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota is reported to host the first bomber training program and squadron. They are also expected to be stationed at bases in Texas and Missouri.
There are currently six Raiders in production. The US Air Force plans to build 100. These planes will be able to be used with or without a human crew.
The cost of the bombers is unknown. In 2010, the Air Force put the price tag at an average of $550 million each, but it’s unclear how much is actually being spent, but it’s higher than that projection.
When will it start to fly? The B-21 Raider will not fly before 2023. However, Warden said that using advanced computing Northrop Grumman has been testing the bomber’s performance via a digital twin, a virtual replica of the one unveiled Friday.
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