Newest Air Force stealth bomber, the $750M B-21 Raider, takes first flight

The U.S. Air Force’s long-awaited B-21 stealth bomber took its first test flight in California on Friday. 

The aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman, is expected to be operational by 2030. It can carry both “conventional and nuclear munitions” and will “provide our nation with a strategic asset capable of penetrating enemy air defenses in highly contested environments and striking targets anywhere in the world,” according to the Ai