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In the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia two stealth aircraft were used by the United States, the veteran F-117 Nighthawk, and the newly introduced B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bomber. The F-117 performed its usual role of striking precision high-value targets and performed well, although one F-117 was shot down by a Serbian Isayev S-125 'Neva-M ...
The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, [3] is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with a crew of two, the plane was designed by Northrop (later Northrop Grumman ) as the prime contractor, with Boeing ...
F-117 Nighthawk F-117 flying over mountains in Nevada in 2002 General information Type Stealth attack aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed Corporation Status Retired from combat, used as training aircraft as of 2025 Primary user United States Air Force Number built 64 (5 YF-117As, 59 F-117As) History Introduction date October 1983 ; 41 years ago (1983-10) First flight ...
At 6:51 a.m. on Friday, November 9, the U.S. Air Force's advanced new flying-wing B-21 Raider stealth bomber lifted off the ground for the first time.
Mark Gunzinger, a retired Air Force colonel who flew the older B-52 Stratofortress bomber, said the stealth B-2 Spirit could essentially engage "any target on the face of the earth, and it can do ...
Lockheed Martin FB-22 – Proposed bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force derived from the F-22 Raptor; Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA – Conceptual aircraft design by Lockheed Martin; Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era. Northrop YF-23 – Prototype demonstrator aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Tactical Fighter program
Republic P-47 fighter-bomber: 1941: retired 1966: 15,678 [notes 2] Vought F4U Corsair fighter-bomber: 1940: retired 1979: 12,571: Vought SB2U Vindicator/Chesapeake dive bomber: 1936: retired 1945: 260: Vought TBU/Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf torpedo bomber: 1941: retired 1948: 180: Vultee A-31/A-35 Vengeance dive bomber: 1941: retired 1945: 1,528
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