Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin
Veteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks.
Veteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks.
After having airspace within miles of it restricted for nearly three days, Whiteman AFB is back open again and the stricken B-2 has been secured.
Airspace around Whiteman Air Force Base has been cordoned off after the stealth bomber was damaged after landing after a training sortie.
The first two examples of the advanced stealth bomber design are set to undergo ground testing before their planned first flight next year.
American bombers haven’t stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement.
Twenty-one years after the last Spirit was delivered, the Air Force is working out how to build the exotic spare parts the bomber requires.
The full story behind the Air Force’s new war games that will ensure interoperability and get new capabilities and tactics to front line units faster.
Even though it was based on 1980s technology, America’s stealth bomber still looks like it is visiting us from another world.
The first training event of its kind provided F-35A student pilots with the chance to work alongside B-2 stealth bombers.
The supersonic drop test puts the F-35A a step closer to being able to employ the new nukes, which are literally worth more than their weight in gold.