Northrop Grumman posted a drop in profits in the first quarter of 2025. It said higher manufacturing costs for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber were to blame.

Northrop Grumman is recalculating costs for the B-21. The stealth bomber is expensive to make, and as a result, the company had a 49 percent reduction in net earnings last quarter.

Now, Northrop Grumman has built the 6th Generation direct successor to (and near-spitting image of, in terms of physical appearance) the Spirit, that being the B-21 Raider.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force introduce the B-21 Raider, the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft. Credit: Northrop Grumman Source: Northrop Grumman Corporation 2022 GlobeNewswire, Inc.

Northrop Grumman is taking a $477 million hit on its B-21 Raider program to fund changes that will allow it to build the new stealth bomber faster than the Pentagon has so far requested. The pre ...

The B-21 Raider will be able to virtually strike any target across the globe within a few hours. The U.S. Air Force’s race to field the world’s first-ever sixth-generation bomber has not been ...

The B-21 team includes more than 8,000 people from Northrop Grumman, industry partners and the Air Force. The team consists of more than 400 suppliers across 40 states.

Northrop, which makes the nuclear-capable B-21 Raider, posted first-quarter sales of $9.47 billion, down 7% from a year ago and below analysts' average expectation of about $9.92 billion ...

Summary and Key Points on the B-21 Raider Numbers Problem: The B-21 Raider, Northrop Grumman’s next-generation stealth bomber, is poised to revolutionize U.S. military capabilities.