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 by Kyle Barnett Washington DC (UPI) Jul 6, 2021
The Air Force today released a new artistic rendering of the B-21 Raider bomber. The rendering is based on the actual aircraft, and an artist's interpretation of the B-21 design, with Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. -- where it will undergo testing -- in the background. All plans, analysis and reports for the B-21 Raider flights, as well as ground tests, will be done by the 420th Flight Test Squadron, based at Edwards AFB. Top military officials have testified in favor of building more of the aircraft, with the Air Force recently increasing its order of the aircraft. The B-21 is the most advanced bomber to date with complex nuclear long range missions built into its DNA. "Nuclear modernization is a top priority for the Department of Defense and the Air Force, and B-21 is key to that plan," Randall Walden, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director, said in Tuesday press release. The Air Force plans to retire the B-1 fleet as B-21 becomes operational. Ellsworth AFB, S.D., will be home to the B-21 program once it is fully operational in the mid-2020s.
Death toll in Philippines military plane crash rises to 50 Patikul, Philippines (AFP) July 5, 2021 Philippine security forces searched among coconut trees on a remote southern island Monday for the flight data boxes of an aircraft that crashed and killed 50 people in one of the country's worst military air disasters. The C-130 Hercules transport plane was carrying 96 people, most of them recent army graduates, when it overshot the runway on Sunday while trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province - a haven for Islamist militants. The plane "skidded" and burst into flames in a village, kil ... read more
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