Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit air crews in the United States Air Force are well-known for flying some of history's longest missions. While a fighter jet measures a mission in minutes, the B-2 measures ...

America’s B-2 stealth bombers, which carried out the weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, are among the most secretive aircraft in the nation, with few glimpses ever shown of its interior. The ...

Northrop’s B-2 Spirit was awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Technology Bomber contract in 1981 and was designed in ...

There’s something almost otherworldly about the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. With its sharp bat-wing design and smooth, radar-evading skin, it looks like it flew straight out of a science fiction film.

The B-2 stealth bombers used to attack the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant are equipped with toilets, microwaves and usually a cooler for snacks to make life more comfortable for the pilots who were ...

Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...

Stealth bombers flew roughly 37 hours to bomb Iran's nuclear sites this weekend. The longest B-2 flight was a 44-hour bombing mission to Afghanistan in October 2001. The Iran mission required a large ...

How does the B-2 complete such marathon missions? The first enabler is fuel. The B-2 can carry more than 160,000 pounds of fuel internally. Should it consume all 160,000 pounds, it is also equipped to ...

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 ...

Even as the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider begins to enter service, the U.S. Air Force will continue to operate the Cold ...