US Air Force’s B-21 Raider: Know what makes it the most advanced military aircraft
The B-21 Raider of the US Air Force is about to be unveiled. The manufacturing company Northrop Gruman calls the aircraft “pioneering”.

The stealth aircraft named the B-21 Raider of the United States Air Force, made by the company Northrop Gruman will be unveiled in Palmdale, California, at a facility belonging to the company. It will be the first time the world will see the aircraft.
Six bombers are being built at the company facility in Palmdale, with each aircraft costing about $2 billion or Rs 1624 Crore to be built. As for the company, they claim it to be the “most advanced” military aircraft ever made.
The B-21 Raider will employ cutting-edge stealth technologies to carry out nuclear missions and long-range bombing. After the American Northrop Grumman company won the contract to design and make the aircraft in 2015, the work on building this advanced aircraft began.
The general manager and the Northrop sector vice president, Dough Young, said that the aircraft is the product of “technological excellence” and “pioneering innovation”.
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