DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet providing new capability, including its first long-range stealth missile. The B-2 successfully released a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) during a flight test in December. The JASSM-ER further enhances the B-2’s ability to hit any […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-continues-b-2-spirit-modernization-program-79269/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force outlined plans for its bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request February 12, 2018. In line with the service’s bomber vector, the budget request detailed the Air Force plan to update the B-52 Stratofortress fleet and continue modifications to the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit fleets while continuing to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-outlines-future-of-bomber-force-71473/

DefenceTalkTwo B-2 Spirit stealth bombers joined B-1B Lancers and B-52H Stratofortresses June 9, 2017, to participate in theater bomber assurance and deterrence operations. Three B-52Hs from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and three B-1Bs from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, along with approximately 800 Airmen, are currently supporting exercises Saber Strike and Baltic Operations in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-b-2-spirit-stealth-bombers-arrive-in-uk-70168/

DefenceTalkTwo B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for a transatlantic flight to Libya Jan. 18 in what would become the B-2’s first combat mission since Operation Odyssey Dawn in 2011. The demanding 30-plus-hour mission against two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant camps required personnel with advanced expertise in the B-2’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/weapons-school-officers-employ-total-force-training-during-libya-b-2-strike-68995/

DefenceTalkThree B-2 Spirits recently returned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, following a three-week deployment to Andersen AFB, Guam, where they conducted joint, integrated operations with various U.S. military assets and completed long-range training with Australian partners. This deployment was designed to ensure bomber crews maintain a high state of readiness and crew proficiency, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-2-spirits-complete-deployment-train-with-b-1s-f-22s-and-australian-allies-68959/

DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: Three B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Andersen AFB, Guam, in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations Aug. 9. U.S. Strategic Command bombers regularly rotate through the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct PACOM-led air operations, providing leaders with deterrent options to maintain regional stability. During this […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-b-2s-conduct-deployment-to-indo-asia-pacific-67985/

DefenceTalkThree B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 8. While in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the B-2s will integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces, and conduct a radio communications check with a U.S. air operations center. This deployment will ensure bomber […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-2-stealth-bombers-conduct-deployment-to-indo-asia-pacific-67021/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has delivered on a commitment to the U.S. Air Force to increase the availability of the B-2 stealth bomber fleet by completing a periodic “wingtip-to-wingtip” overhaul of the jet in a record 359 days. The company returned B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk to the bomber’s operational home at Whiteman Air Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-completes-b-2-bomber-maintenance-66106/

DefenceTalkPlenty of afterburner against the night backdrop of the Las Vegas Strip! This footage features the B-2 Spirit, F-22 Raptor, Eurofighter Typhoon, E-3 Sentry (AWACS), F-18 Hornet, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, P-3 Orion, C-130 Hercules, and a few others. Red Flag exercises incorporate the spectrum of warfare, including command and control, real-time intelligence, and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/red-flag-15-1-night-departures-b-2-spirit-f-22-raptor-62985/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force has deployed two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to a British air base for exercises with NATO allies, the Pentagon said Monday. The deployment, which the Pentagon said was preplanned and short-term, comes against a backdrop of tension with Russia over unrest in Ukraine. “It certainly is yet another demonstration of America’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-2-b-2-bombers-to-europe-for-exercises-59824/