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SHOCKING THE ENEMY: US Air Force's Move to Speed Up B-21 Raider Bomber Production.

Hello everyone and welcome back to our channel. Northrop Grumman reported a $477 million loss on the B-21 Raider in the first quarter of 2025, as higher manufacturing and materials costs for making the sixth-generation stealth bomber squeeze the company.

In a Tuesday statement on its financial performance, Northrop said much of the $477 million loss stemmed from a change the firm made to its B-21 production process, intended to allow the company to build the bombers at a higher rate.

Northrop CEO Kathy Warden explained during an earnings call with investors that macroeconomic factors were contributing to the rise in the projected price of materials needed for the bomber. The loss, she noted, encompassed all five low-rate initial production lots for the bomber.