B-21 Raider

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The B-21 Raider is a next-generation U.S. stealth strategic bomber designed for long-range, highly survivable penetration of advanced air defenses and delivery of both conventional and nuclear weapons.

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Label Occurrences
B-21 Raider canonical 6
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider 2
B-21 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bomber
military aircraft
stealth aircraft
strategic bomber
airframeType flying wing
avionicsFeature open systems architecture
basingConcept conventional runways
dispersed basing
belongsTo United States strategic bomber fleet
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew two
customer Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
designation B-21 Raider self-linksurface differs
surface form: B-21
designedBy Northrop Grumman
surface form: Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
designedFor future upgrades
high survivability
long-range strike missions
network-centric warfare
penetration of advanced air defenses
firstPublicRevealDate 2022-12-02
firstPublicRevealLocation United States Air Force Plant 42
surface form: Northrop Grumman facility, Palmdale, California
generation next-generation bomber
intendedServiceEntry mid-2020s
intendedToComplement Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
surface form: B-52 Stratofortress
intendedToReplace B-1B Lancer
B-2 Spirit
manufacturer Northrop Grumman
namedAfter Doolittle
surface form: Doolittle Raiders
nickname Raider
operator United States Air Force
partOf United States nuclear triad modernization
primaryMission conventional precision strike
nuclear deterrence
strategic bombing
programCostType classified
programName B-21 Raider self-linksurface differs
surface form: Long Range Strike Bomber program
programType classified acquisition program
rangeCharacteristic intercontinental range
role conventional bomber
long-range bomber
nuclear-capable bomber
serviceBranch Air Force Global Strike Command
surface form: United States Air Force Global Strike Command
status flight testing phase
in development
stealthTechnology low observable design
reduced radar cross-section
weaponsCapability conventional weapons
nuclear weapons

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Northrop Grumman developed B-21 Raider
Eighth Air Force aircraftOperated B-21 Raider
B-2 Spirit successor B-21 Raider
B-21 Raider programName B-21 Raider self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Long Range Strike Bomber program
B-21 Raider designation B-21 Raider self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: B-21
NOC notableProgram B-21 Raider
subject surface form: Northrop Grumman Corporation
this entity surface form: B-21 Raider bomber
United States Air Force Plant 42 associatedWithProgram B-21 Raider
this entity surface form: Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
Spirit successor B-21 Raider
subject surface form: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
this entity surface form: Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
Bone plannedReplacement B-21 Raider
subject surface form: B-1B Lancer