The B-21 Raider, America’s next-generation stealth bomber, faces emerging threats from cost-effective and advanced weapons systems, Report informs via The National Interest.

As the US Air Force prepares to deploy the Raider, potential adversaries like Russia and China are developing technologies to counter it.

Hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) like Russia’s Avangard and China’s DF-17, along with energy directed weapons (EDWs) and nuclear-powered missiles like Russia’s Skyfall, could challenge the B-21’s dominance.