B-2 Spirit stealth bombers executed a mass fly-off earlier this week during a major exercise.
AdvertisementMore than half of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a large-scale exercise earlier this week, staging a massive fly-off.
For a long time, it was the only stealth bomber in the world, but the US is making progress on a new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, which achieved its first flight in November last year.
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A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing takes off at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024.
Persons:
—, Hailey Farrell, Northrop Grumman, Matthew S, Domingos
Organizations:
Whiteman Air Force Base, Service, US Air, 509th Bomb, . Air Force, Vigilance, Air Force, Northrop
Locations:
Mo, Missouri, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan