Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider

The official B-21 Raider rendering (expected look), but later the main color was switched to a light gray instead of a dark gray.

The B-21 Raider in a hangar, but with the current main color.

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber. It is being developed by Northop Grumman for the United States Air Force. It is first 6th generation jet aircraft. The airplane is best known for being very stealthy. It is very hard to see on radar. The plane is intended to replace the B-2 Spirit and B-1 Lancer by 2040. As of February 2022, six B-21s were being built. The B-21 Raider is smaller than the B-2 Spirit, but it has a longer range. The B-21 Raider is named after the Doolittle Raiders, who bombed Tokyo in 1942.

Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Media

This 2016 artist's rendering depicts the B-21 with a much darker color than the actual aircraft unveiled in 2022.
Richard E. Cole, left, the last living Doolittle Raider, announces the name of the B-21 with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, right, during the Air Force Association conference on 19 September 2016.
The cockpit windows of the B-21 are unique to the aircraft, and designed to eliminate joints and seams to minimize radar cross-section.
B-21 in a hangar at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California
The first B-21 at Northrop's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, November 2022
Video of the B-21 Raider unveiling in Palmdale, California, on 2 December 2022
B-21 at Edwards Air Force Base during flight testing in January 2024

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