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Water in three sensors wrecked the B-2 Spirit of Kansas, tail 89-0127, and the US Air Force priced that Guam crash at $1,407,006,920, calling it the most expensive aircraft crash on record, after the bomber rotated too slow at Andersen on February 23, 2008

The B-2 Spirit of Kansas, 89-0127, crashed at Andersen on February 23, 2008, after three wet sensors skewed air data. It rotated near 132...

Georgia Gilholy3 days ago

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, flies over the Indo-Pacific theater during a Bomber Task Force mission, Nov. 9, 2022. The U.S. Air Force is committed to upholding a rules-based, free and open Indo-Pacific that respects every nation and ensures the peaceful resolution of disputes free from coercion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

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Move Over, B-21 Raider Bomber: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Won’t Be Retired Afterall

The B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers are old by any standard but still some of the most powerful platforms the US Air Force...

Jack BuckbySeptember 19, 2026

A U.S. Air Force tri-bomber formation consisting of a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress flies over the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2026, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Saved from the Chopping Block: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Are Getting A Massive Upgrade

The US Air Force had plans to start winding down the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bomber fleets. That seems on hold with upgrades...

Reuben JohnsonSeptember 18, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit "Stealth" bomber, 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over the Pacific Ocean after a recent aerial refueling mission, May 2, 2005. The Bombers are deployed to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a rotation that has provided the U.S. Pacific Command a continous bomber presence in the Asian Pacific region since February 2004, enhancing regional security and the U.S. commitment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo) (Released)

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The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.

What the money bought when it came to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber: Four General Electric F118s at 17,300 pounds of thrust each, a...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 13, 2026

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Russia’s PAK-DA Strategic Bomber: Massive 35-Ton Payload, a 12,000 km Range, and Stealth Like the US Air Force B-2 Spirit But It Looks Frozen In Time

Russian defense officials have described a subsonic PAK-DA flying wing resembling the B-2 Spirit, carrying a 35-tonne payload in internal bays, with a crew...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 11, 2026

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

LPD-10 was commissioned in 1969, brought Marines home from Vietnam, answered the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, and sailed for Desert Shield. The Navy...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 11, 2026

A B-21 Raider test aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during ongoing developmental flight testing, Sept. 11, 2025. The B-21 will be the backbone of the bomber fleet; it will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)

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Chinese Researchers Ran the US Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Through Their Own Simulation Software Using Nothing but Public Photographs, and Say They Found Aerodynamic Flaws in It.

Researchers at the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre say they have identified aerodynamic and stability weaknesses in the US Air Force's B-21 Raider...

Harrison KassSeptember 9, 2026

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F-35, both assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, fly over the Point Mugu Sea Range in Southern California with a U.S. Air Force F-15 during Gray Flag 2024 on Sept. 24, 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kory Hughs)

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Warship ‘Down’: U.S. Navy F/A-18F Fighter Fired a ‘Stealth Munition’ and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Dropped A Quicksink

On July 21, 1921, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell sank the captured German battleship Ostfriesland with bombs dropped from aircraft, and the age of the...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 7, 2026

B-2 Bomber. The B-21 Raider will look very similar. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The US Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 12 B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers on 1 Runway at Whiteman AFB. That Was More Than Half of Every B-2 That Exists.

There are nineteen B-2 Spirits in the world and roughly ten to twelve of them are fully mission capable on any given day. In...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 6, 2026

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Hard Truth: China Doesn’t Need the H-20 Stealth Bomber That Tries to Copy the US Air Force B-2 and B-21 Raider

The Xi'an H-20 is a subsonic flying-wing stealth bomber with an estimated unrefueled range near 10,000 kilometers and a payload around 10 tons, nuclear...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 4, 2026

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Water in three sensors wrecked the B-2 Spirit of Kansas, tail 89-0127, and the US Air Force priced that Guam crash at $1,407,006,920, calling it the most expensive aircraft crash on record, after the bomber rotated too slow at Andersen on February 23, 2008

Aerospace & Defense

Move Over, B-21 Raider Bomber: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Won’t Be Retired Afterall

Aerospace & Defense

Saved from the Chopping Block: The US Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Are Getting A Massive Upgrade

Aerospace & Defense

The Pentagon Cut the B-2 Bomber Program From $75,400,000,000 to $61,100,000,000 and Made Every Aircraft More Expensive. Cutting the Order From 132 to 21 Nearly Quadrupled the Cost per Bomber.

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s PAK-DA Strategic Bomber: Massive 35-Ton Payload, a 12,000 km Range, and Stealth Like the US Air Force B-2 Spirit But It Looks Frozen In Time

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Fired a Stealth Anti-Ship Missile at the USS Juneau, an Amphibious Ship Commissioned in 1969 and Left in Mothballs for 18 Years. It Still Took 2 Harpoons, a Japanese Torpedo, a Hellfire, and 2 More Missiles to Put Her Under.

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Chinese Researchers Ran the US Air Force B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Through Their Own Simulation Software Using Nothing but Public Photographs, and Say They Found Aerodynamic Flaws in It.

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Warship ‘Down’: U.S. Navy F/A-18F Fighter Fired a ‘Stealth Munition’ and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Dropped A Quicksink

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The US Air Force ‘Elephant Walked’ 12 B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers on 1 Runway at Whiteman AFB. That Was More Than Half of Every B-2 That Exists.

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Hard Truth: China Doesn’t Need the H-20 Stealth Bomber That Tries to Copy the US Air Force B-2 and B-21 Raider

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