Northrop Grumman's B-21 Stealth Bomber to Get Procurement Boost
- Internal Air Force budget figures sees boost starting in 2023
- Air Force budgets $5.9 billion through 2024 to start purchases
Northrop Grumman B-21 stealth bomber
Photographer: Northrop GrummanThis article is for subscribers only.
The U.S. Air Force plans to spend as much as $5.9 billion over the next five years to begin buying Northrop Grumman Corp.’s B-21 stealth bombers, according to unclassified but previously unreleased five-year budget figures.
The figures are “another confirmation that B-21 is on track and production should entail higher margins for Northrop Grumman,” Byron Callan, defense analyst for Capital Alpha Partners in Washington, said in an email statement.