Northrop Grumman announces new long-range strike aircraft, the B-21 Raider

Video from the channel CNBC Television about Northrop, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 3:56. Language: English. Video type: News.

Kathy Warden, chair and CEO of Northrop Grumman, speaks on CNBC hours before the public unveiling of the B-21 Raider bomber. She describes it as a long-range, low-observable strike aircraft capable of entering enemy airspace undetected and connecting with other platforms.

The program is classified and has met its deadlines. Warden attributes this to the digital engineering used from the outset. The target cost of 550 million dollars per aircraft, set in 2010, is already close to 700 million due to inflation.

The Air Force speaks of at least 100 aircraft, and six are in production in Palmdale. The company expects to grow with the production phase despite supply problems.