The U.S. Air Force has released the first-ever flight footage of the highly secretive and state-of-the-art B-21 Raider long-range stealth bomber as it recently took to the skies over Edwards Air Force Base.

Service officials gave more updates on the B-21 Raider's development progress during the Air and Space Forces Association conference outside of Washington, D.C., this week. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota had already been announced as the first and main operating base,

Recently, the B-21 completed the essential static test — meaning the structural design of the aircraft is sound.

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider program has seen cost reductions, with the fiscal 2025 procurement request lowered to $2.7 billion. Despite this, the future of long-range bombers remains in question,

On September 18, during the Air, Space and Cyber Association conference, the United States Air Force revealed new images of its sixth-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider.