In a statement dated May 22, 2024, the USAF stated that the B-21 had begun flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base since its official unveiling in December 2022, and that the type was scheduled to gradually replace the B-1B Lancer currently in service in the United States. United. Service and spirit types B-2.
The long-range stealth platform is designed to be able to penetrate enemy air defense networks and deliver strikes. It says the US Air Force's minimum production goal is at least 100 aircraft produced by Northrop Grumman Air Force Technology.
At a recent hearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of State for Air Force Acquisition, confirmed that the B-21 flight tests met the deadlines set by the US Air Force.
We are already conducting flight tests, and the program is going well
Hunter said.
Test aircraft are built on the same production line and use the same personnel and tools that will be used in production.
When the B-21 is inducted into service, Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota will be the site of the B-21's first major operations center and formal training unit, the U.S. Air Force said. Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, are also favorite locations.
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