America’s B-2 stealth bombers, which carried out the weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, are among the most secretive aircraft in the nation, with few glimpses ever shown of its interior. The ...
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US Air Force restores severely damaged $2 billion B-2 bomber for just $23 million
Four years after a landing-gear failure severely damaged a B-2 Spirit bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, the jet has returned ...
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How the Air Force brought a B-2 Spirit back to life
After four years of repair efforts, the "Spirit of Georgia" overcame obstacles to return to flight following a landing ...
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Why Does the B-2 Spirit Bomber Cost So Much to Fly?
The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ...
There’s something almost otherworldly about the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. With its sharp bat-wing design and smooth, radar-evading skin, it looks like it flew straight out of a science fiction film.
The Spirit of Georgia was damaged following a landing mishap in September 2021, but was successfully repaired and is back in ...
With its ability to refuel while airborne, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s flight time is effectively limited only by the physical endurance of its pilots. During the 37-hour mission to strike Iran’s ...
The mission was announced by both services a week later, on Sep. 9, 2025. While in the High North, the aircraft were refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW) based ...
Novel capabilities ensure B-2 crews can ‘aviate, navigate, communicate, strike their targets, and get home safely’ with a bomber which ‘remains ready, effective, and survivable.’ The U.S. Air Force ...
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