Pentagon will unveil the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber in the first week of December

The US Air Force will unveil its next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, during the first week of December, lifting the tight cloak of secrecy that has surrounded the aircraft's development. Previous released publicity shots from 2020 show renderings of how the B-21 Raider would appear in hangars at various US bases - here at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota Previous released publicity shots from 2020 show renderings of how the B-21 Raider would appear in hangars at various US bases - here at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri It is expected to be in service by 2026 or 2027 and will complement the B-2 Spirit, as well as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber fleets, before eventually replacing both of them. The first official piece of concept art of the B-21 Raider was released in 2016, but only showed its basic shape in a very rough rendering The B-21 Raider will join the B-2 Spirit as part of the US Air Force's fleet, before eventually replacing it According to the US Air Force's latest fact sheet, the B-21 cost has an average cost of $639 million in FY19 dollars. The B-21 Raider force will be located at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, according to the fact sheet.