The B-2 Spirit's retirement appears delayed from the late 2020s to the 2030s, although it might serve until the 2040s.

With one of the highest operating costs of any aircraft in the USAF fleet, the B-2 is a highly effective yet expensive stealth bomber. Its estimated fuel consumption of 0.28 miles per gallon is a lot ...

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, The Spirit of Hawaii, with its landing gear deployed and snow capped mountains in the background. - Northrop Gruman For a certain generation of aviation nerds, the ...

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 ...

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is famously the most expensive aircraft ever procured, or perhaps it would be better to say “notoriously” the most pricey. When the United States Air Force purchased 21 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration touted last year’s bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as one of its great military successes. But a strike to support protesters would need to be very different and could ...

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, ...

The National Museum of the US Air Force is the largest military aviation museum in the world. I visited Dayton, Ohio, to tour the museum, which features more than 350 aircraft and missiles. Highlights ...

A Newsweek map shows where the United States has sent its heavy bombers overseas, including stealth aircraft capable of penetrating enemy defenses and delivering nuclear strikes, amid military ...