The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber
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.
Tag: B-2A
Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat
The Air Force is exploring how B-1Bs and B-52Hs can work together more directly, including targeting “handoffs” involving stealthy cruise missiles.
The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images
Even though it was based on 1980s technology, America’s stealth bomber still looks like it is visiting us from another world.
Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To The Island Of Diego Garcia As Seen From Space
The B-2s flew direct from the U.S. to the remote outpost in the Indian Ocean and have already executed missions over Asia.
Stealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other Jets
This exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel.
The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years
In a dramatic shift in policy and regional posture, the Air Force has ended its uninterrupted rotation of bombers to the island.
The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs
A U.S. Air Force manual has confirmed previous reports that the service’s iconic B-52H bombers are no longer authorized to carry nuclear gravity bombs. The only nuclear weapon these aircraft are presently certified to carry is the AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile, which is set to eventually get replaced by a new stealthy missile under development now under the Long Range Stand Off program, or LSRO.
Stealth Pushes Forward: B-2s Refuel On Wake Island, F-22s Fly From Austere Base In Mideast
America’s most capable and complex combat aircraft are beginning to operate from new, untraditional locales with minimal support.
You Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth Bomber
This totally unique photo of the most expensive combat aircraft ever made looks like it is was taken in the future and of a spaceship.
Last Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The World
A portion of America’s nuclear bomber force was airborne last night as part of a drill which included Emergency Action Message transmissions.