BIG AVIATION REPORT

Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 12:08:14 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · DEFENSE

THE AIR FORCE BUILT DIGITAL TWINS OF ITS B-1S TO KEEP THEM FLYING TOWARD THE B-21 ERA...

The US Air Force's long-term bomber strategy rests on an as-of-yet-untested aircraft, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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