{"id":41460,"date":"2026-08-12T19:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41460"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:20:40","slug":"unknown-military-aircraft-caught-on-video-near-wichita-kansas-base-sparks-b-21-raider-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41460","title":{"rendered":"Unknown military aircraft caught on video near Wichita, Kansas base sparks B-21 Raider speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Some incredible footage has surfaced of an unknown military aircraft.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">There are few topics on the internet that draw more fascination and attention than plane spotting, especially when it comes to military aircraft.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The United States, China, Russia and several other countries are currently pouring resources into new aircraft platforms.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Whether it&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811769\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/technologies\/drones\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">drones<\/a>, bombers or next-generation fighter jets, the research and development never ends.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Mysterious_Aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Mysterious_Aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Mysterious_Aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Mysterious_Aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Mysterious_Aircraft.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"America continues to build more stealth platforms.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A B-2 Spirit bomber carrying a heavy aerial bomb.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images Creatives)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">Mysterious aircraft spotted near <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/kansas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas<\/a> military base.<\/h2>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">A fan of my YouTube page pinged me Tuesday with an absolutely incredible video filmed in Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The footage appears to show a large gray aircraft near McConnell <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811770\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/us-air-force\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force Base<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/b-21-raider-unveiled-palmdale-california-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/b-21-raider-unveiled-palmdale-california-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/b-21-raider-unveiled-palmdale-california-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/b-21-raider-unveiled-palmdale-california-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/b-21-raider-unveiled-palmdale-california-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"B-21 Raider stealth bomber on display at Northrop Grumman's Air Force Plant 42 ceremony.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The new B-21 Raider is unveiled during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman&#8217;s Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2022. The high-tech stealth bomber can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to fly without a crew on board. The B-21, which is on track to cost nearly $700 million per plane and is the first new U.S. bomber in decades, will gradually replace the B-1 and B-2 aircraft, which first flew during the Cold War.<\/span> <span>((Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN\/AFP via Getty Images))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The aircraft hasn&#8217;t been 100% identified, but it appears most likely to be America&#8217;s new stealth bomber \u2013 the B-21 Raider.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811771\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/exclusive-air-force-debuts-historic-8-ship-bomber-fighter-formation-miami-beach\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: AIR FORCE DEBUTS HISTORIC 8-SHIP BOMBER-FIGHTER FORMATION OVER MIAMI BEACH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">You can watch the incredible footage below, and let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811772\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It certainly <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811773\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/deadly-b-52-crash-puts-focus-engines-controllability-investigators-hunt-answers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">appears to be a B-21<\/a> to me, but again, that remains unconfirmed. There have been very public sightings of our new stealth bomber, and it&#8217;s believed the F-47, a sixth-generation stealth fighter, has been spotted just once.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">If you pause the video at the seven second mark, it appears you can see a reflection coming off a window. That&#8217;s probably the best piece of evidence that it&#8217;s a B-21.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In theory, it could also be the RQ-170 drone or the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_2811774\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/military-tech\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RQ-180 drone<\/a>, which the government has never acknowledged the existence of.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, it&#8217;s hard to imagine the reflection seen in the video would match up with a drone.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">What do you think the aircraft is in the video? Let me know your theories at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some incredible footage has surfaced of an unknown military aircraft. There are few topics on the internet that draw more fascination and attention than plane spotting, especially when it comes to military aircraft. The United States, China, Russia and several other countries are currently pouring resources into new aircraft platforms. 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