The B-2 was a generational leap in strategic stealth bombing capabilities and is not be superseded until 2027 when the B-21 ...

The mission was announced by both services a week later, on Sep. 9, 2025. While in the High North, the aircraft were refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW) based ...

B-2 Spirit crews fly some of the longest missions in history, often exceeding 40 hours. In a cramped cockpit, two pilots must ...

The B-2 Spirit's retirement appears delayed from the late 2020s to the 2030s, although it might serve until the 2040s.

Novel capabilities ensure B-2 crews can ‘aviate, navigate, communicate, strike their targets, and get home safely’ with a bomber which ‘remains ready, effective, and survivable.’ The U.S. Air Force ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Museum of the US Air Force in Ohio has the only permanent public exhibition of a B-2. B-2 planes are known for their ...

The B-2’s annual flight to Pasadena, California from its base in Missouri is carefully choreographed—and inclement weather can sometimes disrupt it. Since 2005, the flyover of the United States Air ...

With one of the highest operating costs of any aircraft in the USAF fleet, the B-2 is a highly effective yet expensive stealth bomber. Its estimated fuel consumption of 0.28 miles per gallon is a lot ...

Since the B-2 platform is one of two American nuclear-capable bombers, the return of the Spirit of Georgia is significant. When the US Air Force B-2 “Spirit of Georgia” bomber was badly damaged in an ...

When Air Force B-2 bombers bombed Iranian nuclear sites on the night of June 22, the work of the B-2 System Program Office at Wright-Patterson and beyond came once again to the world’s attention. In a ...