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Mystery stealth aircraft filmed near Kansas airbase
A video filmed on Tuesday near McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, shows a large gray military aircraft with a silhouette resembling a stealth bomber. The aircraft has not been officially…
The Story in Brief
A video filmed on Tuesday near McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas, shows a large gray military aircraft with a silhouette resembling a stealth bomber. The aircraft has not been officially identified. OutKick reporter David Hookstead told Times Now the shape and a window reflection suggest it could be the secretive B-21 Raider, a nuclear-capable stealth bomber developed by Northrop Grumman at a per-unit cost of $692 million.
Other possibilities include the older B-2 Spirit, which sometimes refuels at McConnell, or the RQ-180 drone, whose existence the US government has never acknowledged. The B-21 was unveiled in 2022 and is still in flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Air Force expects it to enter service within the next decade and plans to buy at least 100. The aircraft in the video has not been confirmed as a B-21.
The Indian Opinion
Every blurred video of a grey triangle over an American base triggers B-21 Raider talk, but the US Air Force has not confirmed this one. Enthusiasts mistake hope for evidence, and social media amplifies guesswork as news. The real test is simple: if this were a sixth-generation bomber on a test flight, the Pentagon would not let it loiter near a public road. Watch for an official statement from Air Force Global Strike Command, silence means it was probably a routine B-2 Spirit or a drone.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
