Reports have revealed that its radar-evading skin faced a higher erosion risk during rainy conditions. The $2 billion ...

Perhaps less well publicized is the fact that its extraordinarily high sustainment cost is the driving factor behind its ...

The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse at Whiteman AFB on Sep. 14, 2021, and was put through an extensive Programmed Depot Maintenance at Plant 42 ...

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit was built to slip through the most sophisticated radar networks on Earth, yet for years it ...

Though B-2 Spirits do not use the necessary transponder modes that online flight tracking websites use to display aircraft positions, they do usually correspond with the relevant air traffic control ...

Basic amenities wrapped in stealth give B-2 crews the stamina to steer America’s quietest bomber through forty-hour, ...

The damaged B-2 was able to fly to Northrop Grumman's Palmdale facility so repairs could begin, which ended up saving around ...

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President Trump announced the U.S. has ordered a "new and enhanced" version of the B-2 stealth bomber, though he offered no specific details on its upgrades or visual differences from the current ...

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 ...

The plane’s operating costs are a jaw-dropping $130,000 per hour—largely because of its unique and labor-intensive maintenance process. The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is on the verge of being ...

Stealth bombers flew roughly 37 hours to bomb Iran's nuclear sites this weekend. The longest B-2 flight was a 44-hour bombing mission to Afghanistan in October 2001. The Iran mission required a large ...