Perhaps less well publicized is the fact that its extraordinarily high sustainment cost is the driving factor behind its early retirement. The B-2 Spirit Bomber was intended to replace the Boeing B-52 ...

The B-2 Spirit was an expensive aircraft to build, and repairs aren't cheap either, with the U.S. Air Force typically ...

The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse at Whiteman AFB on Sep. 14, 2021, and was put through an extensive Programmed Depot Maintenance at Plant 42 ...

The Spirit of Georgia was damaged following a landing mishap in September 2021, but was successfully repaired and is back in service.

B-2 tail number 89-0129 has been restored to flight status after extensive repairs to damage caused by a landing gear collapse in 2021, boosting the USAF's limited stealth bomber capability.

The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ...

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most recognizable American military plane of all time. It can reach subsonic speeds of over 600 mph, carry a payload of 40,000 pounds, and fly 6,000 ...

Photos show the mass fly-off of 12 B-2s at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this week.

President Trump on Monday announced the Pentagon is ordering 28 new B-2 Spirit stealth bombers — the military jet that has for decades been the tip of the spear of America's air defense and global ...

A U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber returned to operational status last month after completing a four-year repair project, which restores the overall fleet to 19 of the Northrop Grumman-made stealth bombers, ...

A blended-wing body aircraft is essentially one giant wing with the cabin built inside. Two California companies are racing ...

The design combines the fuselage and wings into one giant wing with the cabin built inside. It promises better fuel burn and passenger space, but it may have few windows. The future of aviation could ...