Northrop Makes Case For More B-21 Production Amid Production Changes

Brian Everstine May 28, 2025
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Northrop Grumman is pressing the U.S. Air Force to increase the pace of B-21 procurement and the overall buy as it takes a charge on the program to change manufacturing processes to be ready for a ramp up in production. Company CEO Kathy Warden outlined this approach May 28, about one month after...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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