The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit, its most formidable stealth bomber, suffers from a “stealth bomber problem”: scarcity.

Key Points and Summary - A July visit to the B-2A Spirit at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton is a reminder: this bomber was built to slip past the toughest air defenses on earth. -The Spirit came ...

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 ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some Topeka locals got treated to an impromptu air show on Monday as a massive black plane soared over the city. Many in Topeka spotted a large plane flying low over the Capital City ...

In total, the crash inflicted $300 million worth of damage to the B-2 and nearly $30,000 in damage to the runway. The 2022 incident that resulted in the retirement of a Whiteman Air Force Base B-2 ...

The recent exercises followed last year’s 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, in which a B-2 Spirit successfully sank a decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock. A United States ...

The National Museum of the US Air Force has the world's only permanent public exhibition of a B-2. B-2 planes are known for their stealth technology, long flight range, and nuclear capability. The ...

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 ...

The B-2 Spirit "flying wing" bomber is a testament to modern technology. Its classified stealth technologies include exotic composite materials covered with a top-secret coating, which allows it to ...

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sank a maritime target Sept. 3, 2025, in the Norwegian Sea. US Air Force photo The U.S. Air Force, alongside Norwegian aircraft, sank a maritime target last ...

Back in the late Cold War years, the U.S. was racing to stay ahead of the Soviet Union. This led them to develop a new kind of aircraft. This bomber, which was unlike anything the world had ever seen ...

President Donald Trump hosted a celebratory event at the White House to sign his “one big, beautiful bill.” Trump’s Independence Day ceremony at the White House included a B-2 bomber flyover. Some ...