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The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050

The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050

The upgraded B-52 will keep two small towns at the center of US nuclear deterrence strategy for years to come, while the...

Christian P. Martin 1 week ago
Why The US Air Force Is Quietly Giving 19 B-2 Stealth Bombers A New Role In The Pacific

Why The US Air Force Is Quietly Giving 19 B-2 Stealth Bombers A New Role In The Pacific

While the USAF waits for the B-21 to arrive in numbers, the B-2 will be an important component for deterrence in the Ind...

Christian P. Martin 2 weeks ago
The US Air Force Just Asked For $1.7 Billion To Keep The B-1 & B-2 Flying Because The B-21 Raider Won't Arrive Fast Enough

The US Air Force Just Asked For $1.7 Billion To Keep The B-1 & B-2 Flying Because The B-21 Raider Won't Arrive Fast Enough

While the US Air Force waits for its new B-21 bomber, it will rely on legacy platforms for deterrence and precision stri...

Christian P. Martin 2 weeks ago
The B-21 Raider Airframe Integrates Radar-Absorbent Material Directly Into Its Composite Structure In A Way No Previous Stealth Aircraft Has Done

The B-21 Raider Airframe Integrates Radar-Absorbent Material Directly Into Its Composite Structure In A Way No Previous Stealth Aircraft Has Done

The B-21's revolution in stealth technology from nose to tail.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
The USAF Is Paying $2 Billion Upfront For The First B-21 Base And 2 Out Of 3 Have Already Broken Ground

The USAF Is Paying $2 Billion Upfront For The First B-21 Base And 2 Out Of 3 Have Already Broken Ground

Why the USAF is clearing house for its newest bomber.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
Inside The B-2 Spirit Bomber’s Secret Crew Rest Areas

Inside The B-2 Spirit Bomber’s Secret Crew Rest Areas

Why the B-2's rest areas are functional, not comfortable and the tales of a "mini-fridge" are overblown.

Aaron Spray 3 weeks ago
This Is How Fast The B‑2 Spirit Bomber Can Fly

This Is How Fast The B‑2 Spirit Bomber Can Fly

The military aircraft is not as fast as you might think.

Steven Walker 3 weeks ago
6 Things The B-21 Raider Can Do That The B-2 Spirit Never Could

6 Things The B-21 Raider Can Do That The B-2 Spirit Never Could

The B-21 is designed to be a hyper-networked system-of-systems bomber and part of a larger kill chain while the B-2 was ...

Aaron Spray 1 month ago
Why The B-21 Raider Can Park Outside Overnight – Something The B-2 Spirit Could Never Do

Why The B-21 Raider Can Park Outside Overnight – Something The B-2 Spirit Could Never Do

A generational leap in stealth tech.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
The $4 Billion Construction Project Turning A Remote US Air Force Base Into America's Primary Stealth Bomber

The $4 Billion Construction Project Turning A Remote US Air Force Base Into America's Primary Stealth Bomber

A big investment in America's future air defense.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
The US Military's Most Expensive Active Aircraft Programmes Ranked

The US Military's Most Expensive Active Aircraft Programmes Ranked

A closer look at the priciest air programs at the Pentagon.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category

How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category

How the B-21 Raider compares with the B-52, B-1B, and B-2—and why it will shape the USAF's future bomber force.

Antonio Di Trapani 1 month ago
Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces

Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces

The B-21 is a generation upgrade over the B-2 intended to be a high-end stealth bomber workhorse than a first night wond...

Aaron Spray 1 month ago
Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From

Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From

The Raider is designed to overcome the enormous logistical difficulties of the Spirit, but it also faces a much more dan...

Aaron Spray 1 month ago
Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target

Why Northrop Grumman Must Accelerate B-21 Raider Production Before The USAF Can Hit Its 100-Bomber Target

The urgency is rising to debut the Air Force's newest bomber.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
How Crew Rest & Sleep On B-2 Spirit Bomber Flights

How Crew Rest & Sleep On B-2 Spirit Bomber Flights

Staying sharp on the stick.

Luke Diaz 1 month ago
The World's Largest Air Forces By Number Of Active Stealth Aircraft

The World's Largest Air Forces By Number Of Active Stealth Aircraft

The US leads in stealth aircraft fleet, followed by China and then US allies who have completed much of their F-35 progr...

Aaron Spray 2 months ago
How The B-2 Spirit's S-Shaped Engine Ducts Hide A Bomber From Heat-Seeking Sensors

How The B-2 Spirit's S-Shaped Engine Ducts Hide A Bomber From Heat-Seeking Sensors

The B-2's distinctive exhausts are designed to hide the aircraft from both detection by reducing RCS and by reducing its...

Aaron Spray 2 months ago
How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-2 Bomber Get?

How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-2 Bomber Get?

The B-2 Spirit is one of the most fuel-intensive aircraft in the USAF fleet.

Luke Bodell 2 months ago
Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered

The true power of the B-2's engineering.

Luke Diaz 2 months ago