{"id":386859,"date":"2026-03-15T03:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-b-21-raider-usaf-excited\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T03:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:00:18","slug":"heres-why-the-b-21-raider-has-the-us-air-force-excited-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=386859","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Why The B-21 Raider Has The US Air Force Excited"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first two pre-serial production B-21 Raiders are already test flying for the United States Air Force<\/a><\/span>, with more examples in various stages of construction. The program is on schedule to enter service in 2027, after which the remaining tired and worn-out B-1B Lancer bombers will start to retire<\/a><\/span>. Once the B-21 enters service in enough numbers, the Air Force will phase out its expensive and aging B-2 Spirits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The B-21 represents a generational leap over the aging B-2 and offers a new way of fighting in most heavily contested of space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,1455,9588,423,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-bomber","category-northrop-grumman-b-21-raider","category-united-states","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t