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Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Meet the US Air Force's new long-range strategic bomber – the B-21 Raider



At the Air Force Association's Air, Space, and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has christened the US Air Force's next generation Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) the "B-21 Raider." Formally designated the B-21 earlier this year to reflect the aircraft's status as the first bomber of the 21st century, the addition of "Raider" refers to the famous Doolittle Raiders of World War II and was selected from 2,100 unique submissions.

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