The “Spirit of Pennsylvania” B-2 stealth bomber will soon call Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California, its new home, as it…
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Here’s why the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber doesn’t feature vertical stabilizers
by Dario LeoneHow can the B-2 Spirit fly without vertical stabilizers? The B-2 Spirit provides the US Air Force (USAF) the penetrating flexibility…
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USAF will continue to send all 3 types of bombers to Pacific after the end of CBP but not for extended periods
by Dario LeoneThe task of having a nuclear bomber in the Pacific will now be taken up by the B-2 which will “come…
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A quick look at ‘non-traditional targets’ hit by B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers during Operation Allied Force
by Dario LeoneB-2 Spirits have fired the first shots of Operation Allied Force over Kosovo and Serbia where they would not just go…
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The renderings show the B-21 in hangars at the three locations where the nation’s newest stealth bomber will be housed –…
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Here’s why a Theoretical S-400 Deployment to Cuba would not Pose a Credible Threat to US Combat Planes
by Dario LeoneIn terms of military air traffic, there are only two airbases that would feel the effects of the S-400: Naval Air…
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The Night USAF B-2A Spirits Bombed Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
by Dario LeoneOne of the targets hit by the B-2 resulted in OAF’s biggest diplomatic faux pas when, on May 7, 1999 the…
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B-1B Finale? USAF Could Retire Part of its Lancer Fleet to Free Funds for B-21 Raider
by Dario LeoneBoeing is analyzing the structure of the B-1B for the USAF and preliminary results appear to have the service thinking that…
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Video Shows B-2 Spirit Flight Operations (with Low and Loud Overhead Passes) at RAF Fairford
by Dario Leone“After a five-hour training mission the B-2 Spirits returned and landed on runway 27 at RAF Fairford where I waited under…
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Spirit Down: The First Operational Loss of a B-2 Stealth Bomber
by Dario LeoneThe ACC accident report stated that “classified material” had been loaded onto the B-2 Spirit the morning the aircraft crashed. Taken…
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