
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Friday publicly unveiled the new B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s new stealth bomber and the first sixth-generation aircraft. The ceremony in Palmdale, California at the Air Force’s Plant 42 follows years of secrecy around the B-21 to protect sensitive program details, and arrives as the aircraft is scheduled to make its first flight in 2023. “As the most advanced stealth aircraft, [the B-21] will be the backbone of U.S. air power. The world has never seen…