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    Pentagon approves start of initial production of B-21 «Raider»

    23 de enero de 2024 - 14:55
    Pentagon approves start of initial production of B-21 «Raider»
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    Northrop Grumman received the «green light» from the Pentagon to begin low rate initial production (LRIP) of the B-21 «Raider», the U.S. Air Force’s new stealth bomber, and first sixth-generation combat aircraft to begin production.

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    “Production of the B-21 ‘Raider’ stealth bomber is moving forward. This past fall, based on the results of ground and flight tests and the team’s mature plans for manufacturing, I gave the go-ahead to begin producing B-21s at a low rate,” Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment William LaPlante said in a statement to Breaking Defense.

    “One of the key attributes of this program has been designing for production from the start — and at scale — to provide a credible deterrent to adversaries. If you don’t produce and field to warfighters at scale, the capability doesn’t really matter,” he added.

    See also: The B-21 Raider had its first flight

    This important announcement came just days after news that the B-21 prototype had completed its second test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It is the first of six pre-production examples that Northrop Grumman built for the test program.

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    First flight of the B-21 «Raider».

    «As communicated by the U.S. Air Force, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider has entered the initial production phase at a low rate. Our team received the contract award after the B-21 entered flight test within the program’s baseline schedule. Our production representative test aircraft demonstrated production readiness, meeting all performance and flight data requirements,» the company said in a statement.

    The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to acquire at least 100 B-21 «Raider» bombers, which will form the backbone of its future nuclear deterrent capability. According to Northrop Grumman, the Raider is the first sixth-generation combat aircraft to enter service, thanks to its enhanced stealth capabilities, high-volume information handling and open architecture systems, which will allow the aircraft to evolve rapidly through technology upgrades that provide new capabilities to overcome future threats.

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    • B-21 Raider
    • contract
    • Featured
    • LRIP
    • Northrop Grumman
    • nuclear deterrence
    • Pentagon
    • producción inicial
    • stealth bomber
    • USAF
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    Gastón Dubois
    Gastón Dubois

    Apasionado por la aviación, la historia, la política y la defensa. Editor-in-Chief en Aviacionline Defensa, combinando estos conocimiento para ofrecer un contenido valioso sobre temas estratégicos y de seguridad.

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