Key Points and Summary: The B-21 Raider’s more compact airframe compared to the B-2 Spirit is not a limitation but a deliberate evolution in strategic bomber design. -Decades of technological progress ...

The new B-21 Raider is deliberately smaller than its B-2 predecessor, a design choice reflecting a major shift in strategic thinking. -This more compact airframe is made possible by decades of ...

Funding for the B-21 bomber program, construction money to support it at a base near Rapid City, and money for a Watertown National Guard vehicle maintenance building are ...