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PALMDALE, Calif. – Sept. 12, 2023 – (PHOTO RELEASE) The U.S. Air Force announced today the B-21 Raider has commenced engine runs as part of its ground test program at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility. Engine testing is an essential milestone for the program as the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft continues on the path to flight test.

PALMDALE, Calif. – Dec. 2, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force unveiled the B-21 Raider to the world today. The B-21 joins the nuclear triad as a visible and flexible deterrent designed for the U.S. Air Force to meet...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Sept. 20, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, will unveil the B-21 Raider during the first week of December at the company’s Palmdale, California facility.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Sept. 19, 2016 –The Secretary of the Air Force, the honorable Deborah Lee James, announced the name of the B-21 bomber today, the Raider, during her state of the Air Force address at the Air Force Association’s national...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 16, 2016 -- The following is a statement by Randy Belote, vice president of strategic communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation: Northrop Grumman is pleased that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 19, 2015 -- The following is a statement by Randy Belote, vice president of strategic communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation: Northrop Grumman confirms that it filed comments with the GAO in support of the Air Force's ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 6, 2015 -- The following is a statement by Randy Belote, vice president of strategic communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation: Northrop Grumman Corporation is disappointed that its former LRS-B competitors have decided ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 27, 2015 -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to deliver the nation's new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). This selection continues the company's 35-year partnership with the Air Force in ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to deliver the nation's new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). This selection continues the company's 35-year partnership with the Air Force in providing the world's most advanced long-range strike systems.