The US Air Force B-2 Spirit requires just two pilots to operate, compared with the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and Rockwell B-1 Lancer that require a crew of four or five. The incredible computing ...
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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 ...
In spectacular fashion over the weekend, the United States Air Force put its B-2 Spirit stealth bombers on full display for the world to see. As part of Operation Midnight Hammer, these stealth ...
The Air Force's B-2 Spirit bombers are undergoing several modernization efforts. Those include better stealth, communications technologies, and maintenance schedules. B-2s, like the ones used to bomb ...
The Spirit of Georgia was damaged following a landing mishap in September 2021, but was successfully repaired and is back in ...
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, in 2022 when its left landing gear collapsed, driving its wingtip against the ground and sparking a fire and two explosions.
Owing to its obvious lack of aerodynamics, the B-2’s flight envelope is fairly narrow—but within it, the bomber is designed to be gentle and responsive. The B-2 Spirit is one of the most ...
The recent exercises followed last year’s 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, in which a B-2 Spirit successfully sank a decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock. A United States ...
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