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Other details of the roll-out are still being finalized, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will be the first time the Air Force has unveiled a new bomber since the B-2 Spirit\u2019s November 1988 debut at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The B-2\u2032s first flight took place in July 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new, Northrop Grumman-made bomber has so far only been glimpsed in concept art. Its first flight is expected to come sometime in 2023, a few months after the rollout. Northrop said in a release after Hunter\u2019s announcement that the date of the first flight will be set based on the results of ground tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are now six B-21 test aircraft being assembled at Northrop Grumman\u2019s Palmdale facility, the company said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop said in May the first B-21 finished its first of a series of ground tests at Plant 42. That phase included loads calibration tests, meant to verify the bomber\u2019s structural integrity by subjecting it to stress, among other tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following phases of the B-21\u2032s ground tests were to involve powering up the bomber and testing its subsystems, and applying coatings and paint, Northrop said in its May statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the B-21\u2032s first flight from Plant 42 to Edwards Air Force Base in California, Northrop Grumman will carry out engine runs and low- and high-speed taxi tests. 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