Military/DefenseJul 12, 6:00 PM
USAF Commits $2B to Prepare Ellsworth AFB as First Operational B-21 Raider Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) was selected to be the first main operating base of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. Located in South Dakota, the base has been home to the Rockwell B-1B Lancer, a supersonic swing-wing bomber. Although the B-21 is a less delicate plane than the NG B-2 Spirit, rebuilding the base in order to prepare for its first stealth aircraft comes at a cost of nearly $2 billion to taxpayers .