Northrop Grumman said it and the U.S. Air Force are accelerating production capacity for the B-21 Raider, with final assembly underway at the company’s Palmdale, California facility and other manufacturing operations across the United States. The company reported it has invested more than $5 billion in digital engineering and manufacturing infrastructure and said software certification time has been reduced by 50%. Northrop Grumman also said multiple B-21 aircraft are currently in flight test, that test results have exceeded digital model expectations, and that the first B-21 aircraft is on track to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027.

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