To maintain its stealth profile, the B-2 carries all ordnance internally in two weapons bays. Officially rated at 40,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A nighttime thermal image captured during flight activity involving a B-2 Spirit shows a sharply triangular aircraft that ...

The “Spirit of Georgia” parks by a hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 6, 2025. (Senior Airman Robert E. Hicks/U.S. Air Force) The odds were stacked against the resuscitation efforts of ...

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 ...

A local Missouri resident, Suhr’s journey in aviation is rich, with over 6,000 flight hours both on military and civilian aircraft. The B-2 Spirit is the mainstay of the service’s long-range ...

When the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider was unveiled to the public in December 2022, much of the initial attention focused on ...

A B-2 Spirit dropped its “Quicksink” munition on a target in a joint exercise with the Norwegian Armed Forces in the Arctic. By Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 13, 2025 2:45 PM EDT One of the Air Force ...

The Northrop B-2 Spirit is one of the United States Air Force's most well-known and fascinating aircraft. The heavy strategic bomber can fly to and drop ordnance on targets anywhere in the world, and ...

The moment the singer holds “brave,” the clock starts. For update see: Rain grounds annual B-2 bomber flight over the Rose Parade That final note of “The Star-Spangled Banner” helps determine when a B ...