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Watch: : Pentagon debuts new B-21 stealth bomber

The newest nuclear stealth bomber in the US has made its public debut after years of secret development, as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising tensions with China.

The B-21 Raider is the first new US bomber aircraft in more than 30 years and is estimated to cost $729.25million (£592million).

The plane is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear weapons around the world and was unveiled at the US Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

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