New images of the Air Force’s future B-21 Raider stealth
bomber were dropped this week at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual
symposium (AFA). We now have our first quartering view of the flying-wing jet,
which provides significant details about its design. A new head-on image also
gives us a better idea of the bomber's actual size. You can read our full
analysis of the new imagery here. Further details also emerged from AFA
regarding the B-21, with the aircraft having started engine tests in preparation
for its first flight — which the service hopes will occur later this year. You
can read more about this, as well as the wider "family of systems" Raider is a
part of, in
this article here.
Meanwhile, General Kenneth S. Wilsbach, the head of
Pacific Air Forces, has
offered new comments regarding China’s growing fleet of J-20 stealth
fighters. Compared to the capabilities of the U.S., and those of its allies and
partners, the general says that the J-20 does not constitute a "dominating
aircraft at this point," with much of its technology "stolen" from the U.S.
Wilsbach’s remarks were given at the AFA symposium earlier this week. The
general’s assessment of the J-20 is broadly in line with insights he made on the
type at the 2022 AFA symposium.
We are also continuing our rolling coverage of the
conflict in Ukraine as it develops, which can be found at The
War Zone. You can also check out highlights of all our coverage from
the last week below.
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Oliver Parken
The War
Zone
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