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The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, 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, Hughes, and ...
On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The aircraft was destroyed, but both crew members successfully ejected. [1] The accident marked the first operational loss of a B‑2 bomber, and as of 2024 remains ...
Stealth aircraft are designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, [1] visible light, radio frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, all collectively known as stealth technology. [2] The F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational aircraft explicitly designed around stealth technology.
Eventually, the B-61-12 will be certified for use on the B-2’s replacement (the B-21 Raider), as well as on F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters, the widely operated F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical ...
The 509th Operations Group (509 OG) is the flying component of the United States Air Force 509th Bomb Wing (509 BW), assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It is equipped with all 20 of the USAF's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, flown by its 393rd Bomb Squadron. Its 13th Bomb Squadron, the training unit for the 509th, provides training in T ...
The lead aircraft was finally unveiled to the public on December 2, 2022, revealing a flying wing profile similar to the B-2 Spirit bomber it’s meant to replace. FREDERIC J. BROWN - Getty Images
Aurora is a rumored mid-1980s American reconnaissance aircraft. There is no substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown and it has been termed a myth. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The U.S. government has consistently denied such an aircraft was ever built. Aviation and space reference site Aerospaceweb.org concluded, "The evidence supporting the Aurora ...
First flight. February 5, 1982. Retired. 1985. The Northrop Tacit Blue is a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a low-observable stealth surveillance aircraft with a low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR) and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability.