The B-21 Raider stealth bomber is set to supply the United States. For at least the next 30 years, the Air Force will have 100 bombers.
U.S. Army Air Force personnel during World War II, just months after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States.
It was hoped that it would boost morale on the mainland United States. The date was April 18, 1942.
The raid stunned Japan's top leadership and compelled the Japanese to recall combat forces for home defence.
B-21 designates the Raider as the first bomber of the twenty-first century.
The B-21 Raider is a high-tech stealth bomber that is being developed to replace the Air Force's ageing fleet of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers.
The Raider will be capable of breaching enemy air defences anywhere on the planet.