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The Air Force’s B-2 Bomber Nightmare Has Arrived

The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit, its most formidable stealth bomber, suffers from a “stealth bomber problem”: scarcity.
Air Force pilots of the 1980s-era stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber plan to upgrade and fly the aircraft on attack missions against enemy air defenses well into the 2050s, service officials said. “It is a ...
It’s very rare for civilians to get a peek inside a B-2 stealth bomber, but a few clips have offered a glimpse. In 2019, Defense News unveiled a video in which they partnered with independent ...
Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...
The failure of a single component in the hydraulic system led to a landing gear collapse in a US Air Force (USAF) Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber in 2022. The incident occurred at Whiteman AFB in ...
A video of the aircraft surfaced online, adding to the mystery surrounding its condition and the exact reason for its diversion and landing. B2 Stealth bomber sitting alone and guarded in Honolulu ...