US SECRET Hypersonic Bomber Is Finally Ready For Action
After three decades of dominance, this is the brand bomber to replace B-2 Spirit. B-2 Spirit had entered service as the last American bomber of the 20th century. Now, meet the B-21 Raider — smarter, faster, lighter, it would be the first American bomber of the 21st century with Long Range Strike capabilities. After seven years of development and partnership with 400 suppliers across 40 states, the first B-21 was unveiled on December 2, 2022, at the Northrop Grumman facility in Palmdale, California.

This was the first time the public saw the 630-million-dollar heavy-payload nuclear-capable stealth long-range strike bomber in its full glory yet it seemed so familiar. It looked just like the B-2 Spirit and questions on whether it was just an upgraded B-2 took social media by storm. But what’s really the big deal if that was or wasn’t the case? What would it mean if the B-21 was a B-2 bomber 2.0? Would that be a bug or a marvelous feature that takes the world back to the future?

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