B-21 Raider program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aircraft development program
gptkbp:abilities carrying nuclear weapons
carrying conventional weapons
unmanned operation (potential future)
gptkbp:aircraftModel gptkb:B-21_Raider
gptkbp:announced 2015
gptkbp:awardedContract October 2015
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Palmdale,_California
gptkbp:designedFor nuclear deterrence
conventional bombing
long-range strike
penetrating advanced air defenses
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:firstFlight 2023
gptkbp:firstPublicReveal December 2, 2022
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-21 Raider program
gptkbp:initialOperatingCapability mid-2020s
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Whiteman_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Dyess_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Doolittle_Raiders
gptkbp:notableClient gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:numberOfAircraftPlanned at least 100
gptkbp:purpose develop next-generation stealth bomber
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Long_Range_Strike_Bomber_(LRS-B)
USAF Air Force Materiel Command
USAF Global Strike Command
USAF Rapid Capabilities Office
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:B-1_Lancer
B-2 Spirit
B-52 Stratofortress
gptkbp:unitCostEstimate $550 million (2010 dollars)
gptkbp:uses stealth technology
open systems architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAF_Next-Generation_Bomber_program
gptkb:U.S._nuclear_triad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8