Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

USAF Maintainers Restore Vital F-22, B-2 AMAD Testing Capability

After the only test stand capable of validating Aircraft Mounted Accessory Drives failed, maintainers overcame supply-chain challenges, fixed technical problems and cleared a major aircraft maintenance backlog. The 530th Commodities Maintenance Squadron (530th CMMXS) at Hill AFB, Utah, helped preserve the U.S. Air Force’s ability to sustain its F-22 Raptor and B-2 Spirit fleets by […]

The Aviationist•Parth Satam22 Sept

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How The B-21 Raider Is Designed To Cost Less To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit

While the cost per flight hour is not yet disclosed (or known) the Raider is to be more affordable to operate than the Spirit.

Simple Flying•Aaron Spray21 Sept

The B-52 Vs. The B-2 Spirit: Which Bomber Actually Carries More Ordnance?

Two of the Air Force's heaviest hitters go head-to-head.

Simple Flying•Luke Diaz7 Sept

Why The Air Force Is Sending F-15EXs To Seymour Johnson & Strike Eagles To A B-2 Stealth Base

The F-15EX is becoming an increasingly important part of the Air Force's future force structure and is considered complementary to the B-21 bomber.

Simple Flying•Aaron Spray3 Sept

Why The B-2 Stays Home While The B-1B Deploys To England

The B-2's stealth gives it exceptional striking capabilities, but that advantage comes with significant basing and maintenance requirements.

Simple Flying•Christian P. Martin23 Aug

Chinese national jailed for filming B-2 base under 1950 Truman order

A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody for photographing Whiteman Air Force Base,…

AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau19 Aug

Why The USAF Almost Never Launches The B-1B, B-2, & B-52 Together From One Base

Why the USAF rarely launches the B-1B, B-2 and B-52 together—and why Guam's Andersen AFB is uniquely equipped to make it possible.

Simple Flying•Victoria Agronsky17 Aug

Chinese National Sentenced to Six Months After Unlawfully Photographing Whiteman AFB

Authorities said Wu’s repeated photography of Whiteman AFB’s infrastructure, including after a warning, distinguished the case from ordinary aircraft photography. Qilin Wu, the Chinese national who in January was charged with unlawfully photographing Whiteman AFB, Missouri, home to the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit bombers, was sentenced to six months in federal custody by U.S. […]

The Aviationist•Parth Satam15 Aug

The B-21 Raider's Split Control Surfaces May Solve A Stealth Problem That Haunted The B-2

The B-21 is coming with a comprehensive range of stealthy upgrades, and its control surfaces may be another part of those improvements.

Simple Flying•Aaron Spray15 Aug

Truman-Era Legal Statute Used to Convict Chinese National Photographing B-2 Bomber Base

Aviation News – A federal court sentenced Qilin Wu, a Chinese national, to six months in federal custody for repeatedly photographing sensitive installations at Whiteman...

Aviation News EU13 Aug

How The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit's Cockpit Layout Prioritizes Long-Duration Mission Endurance

A closer look at the ergonomics of the world's first fifth-generation bomber.

Simple Flying•Luke Diaz3 Aug

Why The US Air Force Is Quietly Giving 19 B-2 Stealth Bombers A New Role In The Pacific

While the USAF waits for the B-21 to arrive in numbers, the B-2 will be an important component for deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

Simple Flying•Christian P. Martin17 Jul

The US Air Force Just Asked For $1.7 Billion To Keep The B-1 & B-2 Flying Because The B-21 Raider Won't Arrive Fast Enough

While the US Air Force waits for its new B-21 bomber, it will rely on legacy platforms for deterrence and precision strike missions.

Simple Flying•Christian P. Martin16 Jul

Inside The B-2 Spirit Bomber’s Secret Crew Rest Areas

Why the B-2's rest areas are functional, not comfortable and the tales of a "mini-fridge" are overblown.

Simple Flying•Aaron Spray9 Jul

B-2 Spirit sinks warship with anti-ship missile for first time

Exercise marked the first operational use of the AGM-158C LRASM by the stealth bomber

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier1 Jul

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Employs AGM-158C LRASM in SINKEX

The U.S. Air Force revealed for the first time that the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber can employ the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, after the weapon was featured in a recent Sinking Exercise. The U.S. Air Force’s Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) command announced that the B-2A Spirit recently took part in a live-fire Sinking Exercise (SINKEX). What distinguishes this […]

The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso30 Jun

US deploys B-2 stealth bombers to Australia for Exercise Diamond Storm training

The United States Air Force (USAF) has deployed B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Australia to train alongside Royal…

AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim26 Jun

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Takes Part in RAAF’s Exercise Diamond Storm

A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber was integrated in Exercise Diamond Storm, part of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Air Warfare Instructor Course. A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit stealth bomber recently took part in a Bomber Task Force mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Queensland, Australia. The aircraft, Spirit of […]

The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso26 Jun

6 Things The B-21 Raider Can Do That The B-2 Spirit Never Could

The B-21 is designed to be a hyper-networked system-of-systems bomber and part of a larger kill chain while the B-2 was more of an isolated bomber.

Simple Flying•Aaron Spray24 Jun

Why The B-21 Raider Can Park Outside Overnight – Something The B-2 Spirit Could Never Do

A generational leap in stealth tech.

Simple Flying•Luke Diaz23 Jun