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.
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.
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.
The 509th Bomb Wing and Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing received the 2025 James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award.
"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.
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.
The LRASM is an anti-ship missile designed to detect and destroy enemy ships at long ranges.
Australia’s next generation of air warfare experts trained alongside U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers during Exercise Diamond Storm.
Airmen across the Eighth Air Force marked one year since Operation Midnight Hammer, a long-range strike mission that demonstrated the reach and capability of America’s global strike force.
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B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a 36-hour nonstop mission to strike an underground site in Iran, according to a U.S. official cited by Military Times.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers took part in strikes against roughly 200 targets inside Iran during a 72-hour period, according to U.S. Central Command.
Four B-2A Spirit stealth bombers conducted a direct flight from the United States to strike targets in Iran during the night of February 28 to March 1.
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