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B-2 Spirit stealth bomber combat performance highlighted as 509th Bomb Wing wins Omaha Trophy after Iran and Yemen missions
The U.S. Air Force has highlighted the B-2 Spirit’s combat performance and strategic strike role after the 509th Bomb Wing was named U.S. Strategic Command’s top-performing strategic bomber unit of 2025.
Northrop Grumman says B-2 Spirit remains America’s only operational deep-strike nuclear stealth bomber for strategic deterrence
Northrop Grumman has highlighted the B-2 Spirit’s position in the U.S. strategic deterrent, describing the aircraft as the nation’s only operational deep-strike nuclear stealth bomber.
Stealth bomber B-2 base photography case sends Chinese national to federal custody under Cold War-era U.S. security law
A Chinese national has been sentenced to six months in federal custody after returning to Whiteman Air Force Base and photographing the installation despite an earlier warning, according to the U.S. Air Force.
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber fly 16-hour direct mission to Australia, flexing America’s global strike power in the Pacific
The B-2 remains the only aircraft in the U.S. Air Force's inventory built for that mission: penetrating contested, heavily defended airspace and striking targets that other aircraft cannot reach undetected.
Northrop Grumman CEO says B-2, B-21 highlight flying-wing technology while U.S. Air Force weighs faster Raider production, fleet above 100
Northrop Grumman is ramping up production of the B-21 Raider while the U.S. Air Force evaluates whether to accelerate output and expand the planned fleet beyond 100 aircraft.
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers team up with F-22 Raptor fighters over Hawaii in demonstration of U.S. Pacific air power readiness
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor conducted integrated operations with two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers over Hawaii in July, the latest exercise in a rotating Bomber Task Force deployment designed to keep American air power ready across the Pacific.
Stealth bomber sinks ship in Pacific: B-2 Spirit and F-15E Strike Eagle team up to demonstrate U.S. naval strike power near China
U.S. Air Force said the mission demonstrated the ability to conduct operations against enemy naval forces and maintain what it called a decisive edge over regional adversaries.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit wings receive Doolittle Award for record Operation Midnight Hammer strike and first GBU-57 combat use
The 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing received the 2025 James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award.
B-2 Spirit of Ohio returns to U.S. Air Force operations after depot maintenance restores stealth bomber readiness
"Every single B-2 is a strategic asset, making the return of the Spirit of Ohio critical to national security,” said Col. Jason Shirley, B-2 System Program Manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Bombers Directorate.
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber marks 37th anniversary of its first flight on July 17, 1989
Current plans call for the B-2 Spirit to remain in active service until 2032, at which point its successor will already be well established in the fleet.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber launches LRASM in live-fire sinking exercise to demonstrate Pacific maritime strike capability
The LRASM is an anti-ship missile designed to detect and destroy enemy ships at long ranges.
U.S. B-2 Spirit stealth bombers join Australian F-35s in Diamond Storm exercise to sharpen Indo-Pacific air warfare training
Australia’s next generation of air warfare experts trained alongside U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers during Exercise Diamond Storm.