Whiteman currently houses the B-2 Spirit bomber. Dyess, like Ellsworth, hosts the B-1 Lancer bomber. The B-21 Raider, which was unveiled in late 2022, will eventually replace both the B-2 and B-1 fleets.

Recently, the B-21 completed the essential static test — meaning the structural design of the aircraft is sound.

Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, will be the second and third bases to receive the U.S. Air Force's newest bomber.

BOX ELDER, S.D. (KELO) — Ellsworth Air Force Base has fired a second commander in just two months. In a Ellsworth AFB press release, Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr was relieved from duty Sept. 11 by Col. Derek Oakley. Stahr was commander of the 28th Force Support Squadron at Ellsworth AFB.

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider program has seen cost reductions, with the fiscal 2025 procurement request lowered to $2.7 billion. Despite this, the future of long-range bombers remains in question,

Tests of the American B-21 bomber are gaining momentum. The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman are accelerating work related to both ground tests and those conducted in flight. All this is to ensure that the machines can be deployed before the end of this decade.