B-21’s name to be announced on Sept. 19

U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James will officially announce the name of the B-21 stealth bomber during her State of the Force address on Sept. 19 at the Air Force Association’s Annual Air, Space and Cyber conference.

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A defense source told IBD that the flying branch is going back to its root and pick a name inspired by World War II bombers.