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B-21 Raider: identified the first Air Force base for the stealth bomber

After the tests it will start to replace the B-1B and B-2 -DATA SHEETS

The Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota will most likely be the first air force base in the United States to host the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber, while the Whiteman AFB, Missuori, and Dyess AFB, Texas, base they will follow it shortly. The first B-21 Raider should be delivered starting in mid-2020, allowing crews to begin training on the new plane intended to retire both the...

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Problem to the system of expulsion of the seats of the pilots and technicians -DATASHEET

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