B-21 Raider Update - what we know so far

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7 ай бұрын

Following the release of new photos of the B-21 Raider, lets take a look at what we can learn about this sixth generation bomber using custom animations you won't see anywhere else.
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@cmdrYzemaN 7 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing this bird take to the skies. So long and thanks for all the fish 🐬

@Jeremy-ib6ei 7 ай бұрын

It’ll be at least 10 years before we get to see it again.

@branchan00 7 ай бұрын

Dolphin are not fish

@uingaeoc3905 7 ай бұрын

@@branchan00 The DOLPHINS were aliens and disappeared when the Vogons demolished the Earth for a Space Free Way, but they did not do so. The Dolphins carved a huge message - somewher,e not sure, 'So Long! And Thanks for All The Fish'. If you don't get the reference then you won't understand that of the hangar '42' either.

@fooman1188 7 ай бұрын

To finish your comment: “and thanks for all the fish! “

@chillipowers447 7 ай бұрын

This game changing video about a game changing plane with game changing tech is a game changer.

@mdioxd9200 7 ай бұрын

Man that comment really was a game changer in the gamer changer game. We need more.

@chillipowers447 7 ай бұрын

This changes everything.@@mdioxd9200

@garyeuscher4499 7 ай бұрын

Is the game changed?, because of the game changer?

@preposterouswalrus1886 7 ай бұрын

I was changing games and started watching this video to see how much the game has changed with this aircraft.

@slartybarfastb3648 7 ай бұрын

The more the game changes; the more the game stays the same.

@thomashenshallhydraxis 7 ай бұрын

I live near Palmdale ca, the hanger is 14 miles away. I believe I’ve seen it fly. It’s a beautiful plane; and it’s quiet. I’ve seen it on some nights when in garden. Full moons, can see the plane outline well when it’s taking off or landing . The engines looked blue ish flame like, when it went by, when seeing it from behind when it was going by my house in night. it’s so quiet, does not sound like the other planes taking off or landing. I could still hear bugs chirping when I was right below it. I think it’s my favorite plane and it’s not even mainstream yet. It’s going to do some nasty work to someone in a war. The unveiling party was a big event that night. Security was way tighter around plant and city police were more uptight then normal on big day.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

I grew up in the Mojave desert from 1984 to 1992.

@dextermorgan1 7 ай бұрын

That's very cool but are you sure it's the Raider you're seeing? You shouldn't be able to see any plume or exhaust coming from it. Those engines are buried deep in the plane. Just like the B2. Is it a flying wing design you're seeing fly out at night? I'm not saying I don't believe you. I'd love to live where you live!

@MasaProductionz 7 ай бұрын

I work at NG in Palmdale and for sure it has not flown yet. But soon

@Erioletheonecanolie 7 ай бұрын

@@MasaProductionzhe probably saw one of the classified frames doing tests especially with the description of the essential zero sound coming from it

@dextermorgan1 7 ай бұрын

@@MasaProductionz Anything cool you can tell us without getting in trouble?

@Christian-fg3we 7 ай бұрын

What is really interesting to me is that Northrup claims the B21 is 1-2 generations ahead of the B2 in stealth capabilities. With the B2 still remaining the most stealthy aircraft in the world, how the B21 can be 2 generations ahead of it is insane. There must be some new stealth technology that is totally alien to us, not just a new shape and a new coating. China has been trying to make a stealth bomber for over 30 years now and still hasnt, meanwhile America just blew the B2 out of the water, its scary how far ahead US military technology is.

@johnfranklin8319 7 ай бұрын

Range B21 - 2500 mi. B2. - 6000 mi.

@GunnyO326 7 ай бұрын

@@johnfranklin8319 B21 is 6800 miles/11K km

@shadowopsairman1583 7 ай бұрын

This is a B2 modded

@GoSlash27 7 ай бұрын

Really it's just virtual engineering, tight tolerance manufacturing , and quality control. The Chinese are aware of everything we're doing because our cybersecurity sucks, they just lack the ability to *replicate* it on an industrial scale. Nevertheless, don't make the mistake of underestimating China. If we have to fight them, it'll be in their back yard.

@geraldsmith7240 7 ай бұрын

Invisible. I Stood Next To An Aircraft, And Could Not See It. In 2012 At The Tech Show, They Had Made A Walkway, 3 Stories High, And 40 Ft Wide. The Walls Were Seamless, With What They Called “Wall paper”. These Were Paper Thin TV Screens, Running, Displaying Whatever They Wanted The Attendees To Se, Ever Evolving Scenes. This Has Been Perfected, With AI, And Quantum Tunneling For Invisibility On Everything. Jet Fighters, Bombers, F-35, Tanks, And Uniforms. Yes, I’d Have To Say, We’re At Least 500 Years Ahead Of Our Nearest Competition.🪃🪃🪃🪃🪃

@douglasang3527 7 ай бұрын

USA B-21 Raider , a real Game-Changer 👍

@debbies3763 7 ай бұрын

SERIOUSLY GO AHEAD AN DE-PLOY IT LETS SEE IT CAPALITYS. JUST LIKE F-22- F-35???????

@jaynicew 7 ай бұрын

Naw… China is watching and waiting to copy everything as usual

@Thetequilashooter1 7 ай бұрын

@@debbies3763What about the F-22 and F-35? To this day, no country has built anything close to the F-22’s capabilities, and keep in mind that the F-22 has been in service for almost twenty years.

@Erioletheonecanolie 7 ай бұрын

@@debbies3763 precisely

@imperial1stlady9266 7 ай бұрын

The most dangerous weapon ever made by mankind. Don't forget that the B21 raider will fly with 8 drones when it's on a combat mission.

@Anubis7163 7 ай бұрын

What about Lockheed's new fighter jet with anti-gravity tech?

@FloridaManMatty 7 ай бұрын

Amazing that the B-21 is essentially a tweaked version of the Northrop THAP from 40 years ago. They had that overall shape nailed to the wall decades ago.

@shadowopsairman1583 7 ай бұрын

Just a B2 Spirit Modded...

@fatgirlboy9341 7 ай бұрын

a lot of small improvement details matters a lot

@keanenfulton4696 7 ай бұрын

@@shadowopsairman1583 nah dude, this is a huge leap forward

@saliston 7 ай бұрын

1996 i was at Offutt AFB as an airman. The B2 was there for an air show. We had to guard it and no one was able the rear of it even after being in use all those years. When it did the fly over it was so incredibly quiet it was halfway down the airfield before we even knew it was there.

@H3rmanHan01 7 ай бұрын

So long and thanks for all the fish.

@thomasmattson2389 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish. Live large.

@pastorrich7436 7 ай бұрын

With this much of a model completed, hopefully, it won't take too much work to update it once we know what the rear of the airframe looks like. Great animation and modelling!

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It will be interesting to see how the actual aircraft turns out - stay tuned!

@user-si9dv5zk2j 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Tog, you did just great! It's an awesome design, lots to think about. So long and thanks for All the fish.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, and glad you got the reference 😎

@brucebrown4480 7 ай бұрын

yes, but do you have your towel?@@PilotPhotog

@lordtartarsauceb8348 7 ай бұрын

I did not get the reference. Its a shock butbi dont know everything haha.

@user-si9dv5zk2j 7 ай бұрын

I'm an old sci-fi geek, it comes from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 🤖🤖@@lordtartarsauceb8348

@nathanielwilliams1677 7 ай бұрын

I always love these videos, let’s let china know exactly what we are working on.

@ThumperT51 4 ай бұрын

Well played sir.🙌 I grew up swimming with the porpoises as a kid. They were ALWAYS thankful for the fish 🐟

@ricknally8730 7 ай бұрын

Awesome to know the tecnology that the US has progressed in . Mind boggling to us Americans . Glad this is on our side . 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇲 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@WadeFrick 7 ай бұрын

The graphic you are showing is correct, the back of it looks almost exactly as shown.

@michealoflaherty1265 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Enjoyed that. I remember as nerdy teenager in the late 1980s seeing the B2 on TV. My mind was blown. It was more bizarre than anything on sci fi. The B21 seems to be a minimal change evolution of the B2 particularly with maintenance and availability in mind.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to have grown up with my biological father working on these Above Top Secret Government Black Programs. I grew up around Edwards Air Force Base from 1984 to 1992. My biological father worked at Groom Lake aka Area 51 and Edwards Air Force Base. I still have my letter carried in the bomb bay of the first flight from Plant 42 to Edwards Air Force Base of the B-2. The B-21 did the same thing.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Seeing the reveal in 1988 (also a teenager then) was like something out of a sci fi movie. And to your point: although the basic plane form looks the same, what’s under the hood will make it more efficient and effective.

@jacobbrassard2776 7 ай бұрын

It’s a lot more stealthy… Grumman engineer said it was scary stealthy

@deeplearning7097 7 ай бұрын

That was pure Vogon poetry, thanks man.

@mors_vobis_omnibus 7 ай бұрын

"...and thanks for all the fish." Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy

@peterblake4837 7 ай бұрын

42 is the answer to everything, life, the universe and.... Pratchet

@citizenblue 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish!

@KarpKomet 7 ай бұрын

Cheaper/better infrared sensors on networked fleets of drones is going to be the only counter to this for a while. The new king spectrum will be IR and even visible light. The raider (and other assets) will be able to see those IR drones and -IR based AWACS with radar at distance, but if you engage them to clear the way, you kinda give away your presence. Like a sentry alarm. Hence the claimed emphasis on electronic warfare, drone pairing, datalinks. Things you would do anyway but it all very much fits into place.

@BagoPorkRinds 7 ай бұрын

My biggest and most important question about the B-21, does it come with a toilet? Because those 14 to 44 hr roundtrip missions that the B-52s and B-2s have done are insane.

@MoonBeamLaser 7 ай бұрын

Probably have to wear diapers 😅

@mihai69stoian 7 ай бұрын

Yes ,they have..

@josephbales9036 7 ай бұрын

They use diapers...

@robertheinkel6225 7 ай бұрын

They use a cassette style like what is used in small RVs.

@jackbower8671 7 ай бұрын

Everybody knows peeing your pants is cool ~Billy Madison

@timbaskett6299 7 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see the evolution of the Raider!!!

@Cybernetic_Systems 7 ай бұрын

My guess is that the B-21 will use the new durable ceramic RAM coating with should be extremely durable.

@briankachelman 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish! New sub... Found your channel on the Next Bug Future web article. Can't wait to see what else you've done!

@perryoberlander1069 7 ай бұрын

...and thanks for the fish!

@AURORAREVEALNOW 7 ай бұрын

B-21 Raider, the world's most based 6th gen aircraft/bomber. Can it be defeated? No. Is it pure stealth? Yes. Is it capable of doing almost everything? Hell yeah. Is it still classified? Highly doubt it. It's really classified due to it's specs that are still not known.

@DFMurray 7 ай бұрын

I'm going to bet that it does not have conventional control surfaces that it instead uses thrusters. Perhaps thrusters in combination with either retractable flaps for landing and take off or perhaps even using flexing surfaces for control. So long and thanks for all the fish!

@Accuaro 7 ай бұрын

6:06 America actually offered the B-21 but Aus declined, even Northrop said that it could happen later when the bomber is more mature. It's the first 6th gen plane, it's not just something you can ask to buy unless there are strings attached.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the update, time will tell

@AlanTheTrueGuff 7 ай бұрын

Remember, Aus has Pine Gap, so even though small they are way up there on our allies list. In the Marine Corps there were always Austrailian Defence Force troops at the bases doing co-op training missions. Plus they are very on edge with China. So we want them to be protected.

@stevethomas7273 7 ай бұрын

Australia would be crazy not buy 24 B21s.Would take all the stress out of the long over delayed Aukus subs.B21 would be to much danger for a Chinese fleet to attack Australia.

@CuriousPersonUSA 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the fish!

@pf6797 7 ай бұрын

It was such a treat to watch your Thunderbirds show stream from Houston.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I actually got sick and was not able to attend the other two days, but I will be posting a video on Monday of the pictures I took

@sierabravo215 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all that information. That's what you call Stealth. Well done 👏

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@nschlaak 7 ай бұрын

This is what we get to see now, I wonder what's on their magic drawing boards?

@Triple87 7 ай бұрын

So so close to 100,000. Incredible. 🤙

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

You've been here since the very early days my friend - thank you. Let's fly DCS soon!

@canadianstarman9123 7 ай бұрын

The top section of the wing is fairly flat because of the low profile intakes . The intakes have humps that hide the engines from radar . The low profile upper deck probably has the trade off of having a bigger belly . The exhaust section of the B2 bomber has always been a secret and it'll be the same with the B21 in being something left for the imagination .

@ShootBlueHelmets 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish!!!🎶

@c.gauthier6025 7 ай бұрын

Great video.Adaptive cycle engines for a subsonic bomber, that tec is not close to being mature yet.

@Yuki_Ika7 7 ай бұрын

So long and thanks for all the fish!

@lesliefry9302 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the Fish

@ericb.4358 7 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO! Thanks for your effort. "So long and good hunting."

@humanbass 7 ай бұрын

The most important upgrade is that new stealth coating developed by researches of North Carolina Unicersity that is way more durable and low maintenance

@RicCross 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the fish!

@anguswombat 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish

@dieselboy610 28 күн бұрын

What an amazing work of art. Proud of my country producing the best aircraft on the planet. Murica

@CausticLemons7 7 ай бұрын

Nah, Australia pussied out and there will be no Indo-Pacific strategic drop bears from Canberra.

@dulcimoo 7 ай бұрын

...thanks for all the fish!

@karmpuscookie 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for all the fish. RIP Douglas Adams.

@scoobysnacks8544 7 ай бұрын

I wonder what new weapons are being developed to compliment the B-21. I can’t wait for that video.

@rapidsqualor5367 7 ай бұрын

If it's using the GE adaptive cycle engines, the B-21 could power a directed energy weapon. The new engines were rumored to generate much more electricity.

@ahumblegamer4644 7 ай бұрын

@rapidsqualor5367 a directed energy weapon would be sick, but idk where you'd put it without compromising stealth. Unless it has internal hydraulic doors on the top but that again compromises stealth when open.

@AtomicRobot-dm5np 7 ай бұрын

B61-13 apparently

@rapidsqualor5367 7 ай бұрын

@@AtomicRobot-dm5np Yes sir, that would be the primary weapon. Hope it never happens.

@hightierplayers2454 7 ай бұрын

I bet this will be accelerated with the events progressing around the world. We have need for the 6th gen very soon.

@Ken_Koonz 7 ай бұрын

"...thanks for all the fish!"

@johnbarklow8942 7 ай бұрын

Starlog 42, to boldly go where no man has gone before. 42 the meaning of life, Its a split infinitive, but you get the idea.

@kennethcalloway8349 7 ай бұрын

The latest technology that they're allowing us to know about.

@Sir_Godz 7 ай бұрын

thanks for all the fish

@Aaron-om4dw 7 ай бұрын

Dang that changed the game

@deserthorsedude 7 ай бұрын

Love your sense of humor and thanks for the fish!

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you and don't forget to take a towel!

@ChillCat665 7 ай бұрын

Ive heard that the newest stealth aircraft can hover and use uap tech and the lack of control surfaces hints at that

@justme3894 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic Video as always.....amazing Job.....God bless....Thank u...

@CocoaBeachLiving 7 ай бұрын

'Thanks for all the fish'

@turton2112 4 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video immensely. "So long, and thanks for the Fish!".

@millennialfalcon1547 7 ай бұрын

.... and thanks for all the fish! 🙂

@anthonyrichard7319 7 ай бұрын

yes young squire............42........iconic number......American biographical sports film about baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball.....The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” because that number is the answer given by a supercomputer to “the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.”........The film “42” delivers the message that people should stand up for and support each other regardless of race or social class.....great video

@stevehaney344 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the fish.

@grahamcollins5416 7 ай бұрын

Wow, no off-topic file footage or robot voice. Subbed.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I spend a lot of time rendering these animations and recording my voice to get things right.

@rogersmith8480 4 ай бұрын

This B-21 HAS BEEN 3-D PRINTED USING CARBON-CARBON WITH INTERNAL AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM FRAME. MEANING, THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PRINTED OUT USING CARBON-CARBON WITH A MINIMUMAL AMOUNT OF ALUMINUM FRAMING PUT INSIDE OF IT, LIKE A GLOVE. IN ADDITION, IT'S RADAR ABSORBERS USES STYROFOAM COATING. THAT'S THE SUPER SURPRISE FOLKS.

@MaxwellAerialPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the fish, tog.

@meldroc 7 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if the intakes are designed, along with the nearby parts of the fuselage, to act as a sort of upside-down wing. That would create a suction force that pulls more air in, so the intakes can be buried on top of the wing and reduced in size without air-starving the engines.

@robertheinkel6225 7 ай бұрын

The inlets are designed that way to reduce the radar signature. A big rotation fan at the front of the engine has a large radar signature. The exhaust is designed to cool it down so heat seeking missiles will have trouble spotting it.

@TheZad101 7 ай бұрын

Looking at the plane from the front it looks even more than the b 2 like a ufo

@erictayet 7 ай бұрын

... and thank you for the fish!

@D4n13ly 7 ай бұрын

I wonder how much of an inside the iranians got by capturing RQ-170 made by Northrop. I hope that doesn't compromises B-21 by revealing some of the idea, tech, and way of Northrop's thinking and work...

@leonardsnebold2781 7 ай бұрын

I believe the plant 42 is in reference to the Dolittle Raid on Tokyo Japan in 1942 given that the B-21 is named the Raider it makes sense.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

Plant 42 was named Plant 42 before the B-2.

@jamesfrancisaloysiuspercev925 7 ай бұрын

That person didn’t mention the B-2. He did mention the Doolittle Raid though.

@jayb0g 7 ай бұрын

It's unlikely to be a Hitchhiker's Guide reference as it received that name 25 years before the radio play aired.

@jamesfrancisaloysiuspercev925 7 ай бұрын

@@jayb0g Ahh, got ya. Thanks for helping me out there.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

@@jamesfrancisaloysiuspercev925 The connection is plant 42.

@SPak-rt2gb 7 ай бұрын

Kinda funny that they build it at Palmdale and fly it to Edwards AFB. Not a good way of keeping things secret. Unless it's part of some treaty.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

I grew up in the Mojave desert. From plant 42 to Edwards is a lot of desert. Its flight path is east of Lancaster. They did the same with the B-2.

@mikejankowski6321 7 ай бұрын

Palmdale has substantial manufacturing facilities, has for decades. Edwards is mostly testing. It's a short hop.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

@@mikejankowski6321 I know. This was part of my life from 1984 to 1992.

@nathanfisher1826 7 ай бұрын

Thanks😊

@Ariccio123 7 ай бұрын

If you look carefully at videos on KZfaq of the B-2 from the ground and behind, you can see that from some angles, it *almost seems to disappear*! I've always kinda suspected that they did some trickery with the exhaust to cause a kind of "heat haze" effect that scatters the image of the bomber. I can't imagine what they have in store for the b-21!!

@PR0MARK1 Ай бұрын

The real game changers are the new "designer" Pratt and Whitney Houston engines! Stop flying over my house though. I just saw 3 b21s flying single file in upstate NY! With a strange very long grey plane in the back I couldn't identify. Very cool.

@watermann8200 7 ай бұрын

Detection is one thing but not being able to get a weapons lock on is another.

@subhashanasandaruwan8732 7 ай бұрын

Wow! This is amazing video❤

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@Jaden48108 7 ай бұрын

No lie, 42 was my football jersey number as an outside linebacker in school. So long and ________.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

thanks for all the fish!

@Jaden48108 7 ай бұрын

hmmmmmm @@PilotPhotog

@timothyunderwood7880 7 ай бұрын

That line cracks me up to this day: and thanks for all the fish! Hahaha.

@leeebbrell9 7 ай бұрын

Gorgeous

@ImpendingJoker 7 ай бұрын

Well, if the "tail" number is right, then it means the Raider has been around for 15 years already. In USAF BoRT numbers the first two numbers denote the year of manufacture. This would explain why it was revealed to the public. Now, think about what may appear 15 years from NOW.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

The B-21 is good to the 2060's. Most of the projects being worked on at Groom Lake are up to 60 years in the future. B-21 stands for the 21st century bomber. Its RCS is that of the F-22 @ 0.00001

@Sethgolas 7 ай бұрын

It hasn't. I was at Boeing when they were assembling teams for the competition.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

@@Sethgolas Phantom Works?

@lincolnpointman 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the 🐟

@pathfinderdiscovery9395 7 ай бұрын

You know they probably have the helmets that let them see threw the air frame if not , id add it if I were the air force

@seankennedy1377 7 ай бұрын

Other countries can be interested as much as they want. There is certain Tech we're never going to sell.

@dextermorgan1 7 ай бұрын

Are adaptive cycle engines ready? I though they were still in testing.

@ivanfabijanic1772 7 ай бұрын

Nevjerojatno preljep ali me zanima kakvu on zapravo namjenu ima i kome je on od koristi a mnogi su gladni dok se gospoda hvale svoim dostignućima?

@McInally. 7 ай бұрын

So long and thanks for all the fish

@kevinwilliams2261 7 ай бұрын

Your information on the coatings on the B2. They don't need to be replaced every mission. Minor repairs may be necessary but the entire coating gets replaced every phase cycle.

@PilotPhotog 7 ай бұрын

Excellent clarification, thank you!

@anthonyschirillo4377 7 ай бұрын

The shiny coating are said to combat laser detection/ targeting?

@EagleFighterJet 7 ай бұрын

Great video.

@nimbusnation9584 7 ай бұрын

There are certain cards the U.S. need to keep close to their chest...this awesome machine is just one of them.

@PatriotPlus179 7 ай бұрын

Like the F-22. It's almost 30 years old and is still the premier, air-superiority fighter in the world.

@RKZX2 7 ай бұрын

I wanna see this bomber up against the s-400

@Thetequilashooter1 7 ай бұрын

We’ve all seen how well the S-400 has performed in both Syria and Ukraine. Not very well. In Syria, Israeli aircraft fly unchallenged, and in Ukraine the S-400 has been unable to protect targets even when Russia has known precisely what’s being targeted. The war in Ukraine has confirmed what many western analysts suspected, which is that the Russian government has overhyped its military capabilities significantly.

@jimbrien1112 7 ай бұрын

would like to see how it goes up against. Australia's Over the horizon radar ..it detected and tracked the B-2 in the 90's from Guam ..

@43lk 7 ай бұрын

... and thanks for the fish 🐟

@markbrisec3972 3 ай бұрын

My guess is we'll end up with a lot more Raiders than 100.. The concept of long range extremely stealthy aircraft is useful for much more than the strategic bombing.. With 200 or more B-21 Raiders they could be used in a tactical role armed with AARGM-ERs, SIAWs, AIM-260 JATMs, Storm Brakers, LRASMs, HALOs, etc...

@ericduncan2191 7 ай бұрын

B21 is long overdue. B-2 is a great plane, but in the modern era its just not as effective anymore. I just hope they don't limit production of it, like they did the B2 and the F-22. The RCS of the new B21 makes it basically undetectable. I say basically because its still detectable but its munitions have a greater range than its detectable range. If the U.S. Has 100 of these planes they could basically cripple any Nation with out the use of Nukes and little if any losses. Takes over the legacy of the B2, instilling fear unto possible foes.

@Istandby666 7 ай бұрын

Your rendering is wrong, but you know this. From what I've seen, the rear has been released. The exhaust is like the F-117 with the exhaust slanted upwards. The high resolution pictures released show the B-21 with 2 engines. The B-21 does use the same look around system as the F-35. Also remember, the B-21 is man and unmanned. The B-21 is being tested at Edwards Air Force Base. The B-21 has the same RCS as the F-22 of 0.00001. The B-21 can loiter over the S-400 without detection.

@jimmcnair5843 7 ай бұрын

Ok smarty pants! How do you know in your great wisdom that it can in your so called words "loiter" over an s400? As if it's ever been tested in that way first of all and second of all any information such as that would be a closely guarded top secret! Not someone like you, so stop making things up, it makes you look silly, I just care about you and don't want people to laugh at your comments sir

@fordprefect6797 7 ай бұрын

...And thanks for all the fish.

@jeromebarry1741 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the fishes.

@crimsionCoder42 4 ай бұрын

The B-21 is just tech taken from the f-35 and f-22 programs. Which is the best route for the Air force to go really. Get a stealthy shape, more advanced RAM, lower cross section. Use the same tech you've already R&D with the f-35 and have as many commonalities in parts like engines and DAS as you can. That way upgrading one means an upgrade to the other. This will give the AF the ability to build more B-21's while keeping costs down and having parts to spare.