US Air Force needs over 200 B-21 bombers, expert argues as maiden flight faces delays
US Air Force needs over 200 B-21 bombers, expert argues as maiden flight faces delays
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The USAF has said that the first flight of the Northrop Grumman-manufactured B-21 Raider stealth bomber will take place several months later than planned, despite the confidence expressed by the company a couple of months ago.
Speaking to reporters at the McAleese and Associates conference in Washington on 19 March, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the B-21's first flight has ‘slipped from the original schedule'.
‘There's a baseline schedule, which is on the books,' he said. ‘There's been no breach of that. But with the internal schedule, there's been a slip of a few months.'
Kendall did not
Speaking to reporters at the McAleese and Associates conference in Washington on 19 March, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the B-21's first flight has ‘slipped from the original schedule'.
‘There's a baseline schedule, which is on the books,' he said. ‘There's been no breach of that. But with the internal schedule, there's been a slip of a few months.'
Kendall did not
