The first B-21 Raider bomber is coming together at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility and will likely be rolled out for public view in 20 months, making its first flight a few months later. The Air Force is also planning, in its next budget proposal, to increase the buy to 150 or more aircraft, up from 100. The B-21 picture, highly secret for the last four years, is starting to come into focus. Top Air Force leaders are beginning to speak more openly about the B-21. Randall G. Walden, head of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, which runs the bomber development effort, said in October, "We're ready to start actually building parts."
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机译：首架B-21 Raider轰炸机将在诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司在加利福尼亚的Palmdale的工厂一起亮相，并有可能在20个月内向公众展示，几个月后将首次飞行。空军还计划在其下一个预算提案中，将购买数量从100架增加到150架或更多。过去四年来高度机密的B-21画面开始引起关注。空军高级领导人开始更加公开地谈论B-21。负责轰炸机开发工作的空军快速能力办公室负责人兰德尔·沃尔登（Randall G. Walden）在10月表示：“我们已经准备好开始实际制造零件。”
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