Second B-21 Flies for First Time as Air Force Looks to Expand Testing Written 12 September 2025

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Second B-21 Flies for First Time as Air Force Looks to Expand Testing

A second B-21 Raider, the nation’s sixth-generation stealth bomber, joins flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 11, 2025. | Credit: U.S. Air Force; Public Domain

Defense News reports the service hopes having two B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base will allow it to begin testing the bomber’s “weapons integration and critical mission systems.”
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