B-21 Raiders set to be ‘on the ramp’ at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027

B-21 Raiders set to be ‘on the ramp’ at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raiders are on track for a 2027 delivery to a South Dakota base, an Air Force official said.B-21 Raiders, the service’s long-range stealth bombers currently in initial production, will be “on the ramp” at Ellsworth Air Force Base next year, Gen. Dale White, director of Critical Major Weapon Systems, said in a Wednesday keynote address at an event in Dayton, Ohio.White, who also acts as direct reporting portfolio manager…

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White serves as the Pentagon’s first Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems. His role oversees several of the Air Force’s highest-priority acquisition programs. The B-21 received an additional $4.5 billion in the fiscal 2026 budget. The funding helped the Air Force increase industrial capacity for the stealth bomber by 25%. White described the B-21 as “the physical proof our warfighting-focused acquisition mindset c…

B-21 Raiders Set to Roll onto Ellsworth Air Force Base Ramp in 2027

The Air Force’s next generation B-21 Raider program is moving toward a major milestone, with the service expecting the first operational stealth bombers to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota in 2027. Gen. Dale White, director of Critical Major Weapon Systems, said Wednesday that the bombers are on pace to be “on the ramp” at Ellsworth next year, keeping the program aligned with the delivery timeline previously projected in Februa…