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At first glance, the B-21 looks like a close cousin of the B-2 Spirit. Both are flying-wing bombers, with no traditional tail ...

Today's military aircraft aren't cheap; a point noted in that the United States Air Force spent approximately $23.7 million over four years to repair and return to service a Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber ...

The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ongoing maintenance costs as high as $200,000 per flight hour. The B-2 ...

Owing to its obvious lack of aerodynamics, the B-2’s flight envelope is fairly narrow—but within it, the bomber is designed to be gentle and responsive. The B-2 Spirit is one of the most ...

The skies were cloudy. The rain was coming down. Bystanders and Pasadena were prepared to hear the thunder, but not from the weather, rather the B-2 bomber flying over to signify the start of the ...

SNC and Northrop Grumman recently conducted the first test flight of a major communications upgrade for the B-2, aimed at expanding the stealth bomber’s beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications. SNC ...

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 to return to operational service. The U.S. Air ...

The Northrop-Grumman-built B-2 Spirit long-range strategic bomber is one of the most advanced military aircraft in the world, and it's a marvel of aeronautical engineering. The B-2's purpose is to ...

The US Air Force has confirmed that its next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber has conducted close-proximity flight tests with a KC-135 tanker, marking a significant milestone in the aircraft’s ...

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