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Aircraft builder Northrop Grumman has announced that its B-21 Raider accomplished its first ‘power on’ test recently, moving it closer to a first flight scheduled to take place before the end of this year.Summary
KEY POINTS:
- Northrop’s CEO, Kathy Warden, called the test ‘another important milestone’ in the B-21’s development.
- Warden said there was still a financial risk factor associated with B-21, due to ‘inflationary impact’.
- Northrop’s contract for the B-21 was awarded in 2015.
