Northrop Grumman Corporation will unveil the B-21 Raider in early December.

The presentation will take place on December 2, 2022 in California in partnership with the U.S. Air Force.

The B-21 Raider’s unveiling will be a historic moment, providing an exclusive view of the new aircraft.

“The B-21 is the most advanced military aircraft ever built and is a product of pioneering innovation and technological excellence,” said Doug Young, sector vice president and general manager, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems.

Since contract award in 2015, Northrop Grumman has assembled a nationwide team to design, test and build the world’s most advanced strike aircraft.

The new aircraft is a product of Northrop Grumman’s pioneering digital engineering practices and advanced manufacturing techniques together with breakthrough stealth technology.

“Northrop Grumman is proud of our partnership with the U.S. Air Force as we deliver the B-21 Raider, a sixth-generation aircraft optimized for operations in highly contested environments,” said Tom Jones, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems.

Six B-21 test aircraft are in various stages of final assembly in Palmdale, California.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force confirmed in May that the B-21 first flight is projected for 2023.

The actual timing of first flight will be based on ground test outcomes.

As previously reported, in 2020, tests of the onboard systems of the “B-21” began. Containerized applications managed by Kubernetes will be implemented in the B-21 onboard system.

The benefit of using Kubernetes containers is to allow software to learn on the fly, potentially improving code on the fly.