In January, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall acknowledged the bomber’s hefty price tag, noting that accelerating B-21 production would make sense “IF it’s affordable.” ...

The US Air Force’s new B-21 Raider bomber is a next-generation ultra-stealth platform that will be able to avoid air defenses and drop conventional or nuclear weapons.

Air Force unveils B-21 Raider, new nuclear stealth bomber 00:32. Air Force leaders gave an update on the B-21 Raider, a futuristic aircraft that is expected to become the United States' next ...

This summer, the Air Force put NGAD on hold over its steep expected price tag. NGAD, as originally envisioned, could cost three times as much as an F-35, or perhaps up to $300 million apiece, said ...

The U.S. Air Force currently has 19 active B-2 Spirit stealth bombers out of 21 built. It lost two units to a crash and a fire in 2008 and 2022, respectively.

But while the Air Force is open to a more B-21-centric air dominance plan, the service isn’t about to make any changes to its acquisition plans for the stealth bomber.