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  "textContent": "In another illustration of how defense programs are being fast-tracked, the US Air Force has, for the first time, placed an operational pilot alongside a test pilot early in the flight-testing program for the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Military, Engineering\n\n**Tags:** US Air Force, Northrop Grumman, B-21 Raider, Flight Tests",
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