Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force Introduce the B-21 Raider, the World’s First Sixth-Generation Aircraft
December 02 2022 - 8:34PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force
unveiled the B-21 Raider to the world today. The B-21 joins the
nuclear triad as a visible and flexible deterrent designed for the
U.S. Air Force to meet its most complex missions.
“The Northrop Grumman team develops and delivers technology that
advances science, looks into the future and brings it to the here
and now,” said Kathy Warden, chair, chief executive officer and
president, Northrop Grumman. “The B-21 Raider defines a new era in
technology and strengthens America’s role of delivering peace
through deterrence.”
The B-21 Raider forms the backbone of the future for U.S. air
power, leading a powerful family of systems that deliver a new era
of capability and flexibility through advanced integration of data,
sensors and weapons. Its sixth-generation capabilities include
stealth, information advantage and open architecture.
“The B-21 Raider is a testament to America’s enduring advantages
in ingenuity and innovation. And it’s proof of the Department’s
long-term commitment to building advanced capabilities that will
fortify America’s ability to deter aggression, today and into the
future. Now, strengthening and sustaining U.S. deterrence is at the
heart of our National Defense Strategy,” said Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III. “This bomber was built on a foundation of
strong, bipartisan support in Congress. And because of that
support, we will soon fly this aircraft, test it and then move into
production.”
The B-21 is capable of networking across the battlespace to
multiple systems, and into all domains. Supported by a digital
ecosystem throughout its lifecycle, the B-21 can quickly evolve
through rapid technology upgrades that provide new capabilities to
outpace future threats.
“With the B-21, the U.S. Air Force will be able to deter or
defeat threats anywhere in the world,” said Tom Jones, corporate
vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems.
“The B-21 exemplifies how Northrop Grumman is leading the industry
in digital transformation and digital engineering, ultimately
delivering more value to our customers.”
The B-21 Raider is named in honor of the Doolittle Raids of
World War II when 80 men, led by Lt. Col. James “Jimmy” Doolittle,
and 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers set off on a mission that
changed the course of World War II. The designation B-21 recognizes
the Raider as the first bomber of the 21st century.
Northrop Grumman is a technology
company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our
pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they
need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies.
Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest
problems, our 90,000 employees define possible every day.
Credit: Northrop Grumman
Contact:Katherine
Thompson321-586-8847Katherine.Thompson@ngc.com
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