{"id":35717,"date":"2021-09-20T20:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/20\/northrop-grumman-now-has-five-b-21-stealth-bombers-in-production\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:37:26","slug":"northrop-grumman-now-has-five-b-21-stealth-bombers-in-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/09\/20\/northrop-grumman-now-has-five-b-21-stealth-bombers-in-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman now has five B-21 stealth bombers in production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 The U.S. Air Force has five<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/air\/2018\/12\/07\/blink-and-youll-miss-it-the-b-21-bomber-accomplishes-another-big-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"> B-21 Raider bombers<\/a> currently in various states of production at manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/08\/21\/the-b-21-raider-looms-large-over-the-celebration-of-b-2s-first-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\">Northrop Grumman\u2019s plant in California<\/a>, the service\u2019s top civilian said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have been living off of bomber fleet investments made many decades ago, but that is rapidly changing,\u201d Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the audience at the Air Force Association\u2019s Air, Space and Cyber Conference here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs I speak there are now five test aircraft being manufactured<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/08\/13\/b-21-still-on-track-despite-complications-from-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\"> on the B-21 production line<\/a> at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California,\u201d he said. \u201cYou will never hear me make optimistic predictions about programs. 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