Concept art of a B-21 Raider released by the US Air Force in 2021. A mysterious “flying wing” aircraft was recently spotted near McConnell AFB, Kansas, but it is unclear what it was. (US Air Force/Alan Radecki)

Was That a B-21 Raider Flying over Kansas This Week?

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The mysterious flying wing aircraft could have been a B-21—but was more likely an ultra-secret Air Force drone with the same overall shape.

Aviation enthusiasts often ply their trade by monitoring the skies around US military bases for many hours in the hope that an unusual plane flies by. These long and mostly thankless hours are occasionally rewarded with the sight of something new or unusual—and one such sighting took place in Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday, close to McConnell Air Force Base (AFB). A video of an unusual flying wing aircraft was shared on TikTok, leading to speculation that the unidentified aircraft could be the sixth-generation B-21 Raider, the long-range strategic bomber now undergoing flight testing.

“The aircraft hasn’t been 100 percent identified, but it appears most likely to be America’s new stealth bomber—the B-21 Raider,” wrote David Hookstead, an aviation and........

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