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Mar 6, 2023

The most expensive plane crash in history cost the Air Force $1.4 billion

The United States maintains a continuous bomber presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance security among its regional allies and maintain an effective deterrent among its enemies. The continuous bomber…

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Mar 6, 2023

Jul 25, 2021

The B-52 Stratofortress may stay in the Air Force for 100 years

They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. That’s something that can be said for most things in modern society, all over the world. For some reason, it seems…

The B-52 Stratofortress may stay in the Air Force for 100 years

Jul 25, 2021

Jul 25, 2021

This mysterious desert air base could be China’s new ‘Area-51’

What started out as a lone dusty airfield in the middle of a remote desert in China is being built up at a furious pace. The airstrip raised eyebrows when…

This mysterious desert air base could be China’s new ‘Area-51’

Jul 25, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

May 6, 2020

The 6 most expensive aircraft in the US military

Ever since the F-35 Lighting II program started experiencing cost overruns – a nice way of saying it was hemorrhaging cash – much has been made of its excessive cost in both time and money. But the F-35 is hardly the most expensive Pentagon weap…

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BYBlake Stilwell

May 6, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US nuclear warheads face a $1 billion setback, thanks to a $5 part

An official with the National Nuclear Security Administration told lawmakers that a $5 commercial capacitor it had tested for the Navy’s W88 submarine-launched missile and the Air Force’s B61-12 bomb was insufficient, causing delays in the upgrade…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s what the US Air Force has planned for all its bombers

The US has three bombers — the B-1B Lancer, the stealth B-2 Spirit, and the B-52 Stratofortress — to deliver thousands of tons of firepower in combat. Some form of the B-52 has been in use since 1955. The B-1B took its first flight in 1974…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

B-2 stealth bombers are learning new tricks, sending message to Russia

Three US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, airmen, and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri arrived in the United Kingdom on Aug. 27, 2019, for a Bomber Task Force deployment. It’s not the firs…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Belgian F-16s intercept 2 Russian nuclear-capable supersonic bombers

Belgian Air Force F-16s scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack supersonic, nuclear-capable bombers, accompanied by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighters over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 17, 2019. The Belgian Air Force has been guarding th…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

B-2 stealth bombers just sent unmistakable message to Russia

In a clear message to Russian forces, three US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers flew an extended sortie over the Arctic Circle for the first time on Sept. 5, 2019, the Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing confirmed to Insider. “This familiarization was the…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Check out stunning photos of US Air Force bombers training with British fighters

On Aug. 29, 2019, two US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers trained with the Royal Air Force’s F-35B jets, the first time a B-2 has flown with non-US F-35 aircraft, according to

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

The Air Force just put on a show, and the photos are dazzling

Malmstrom Air Force Base opened its gates to the public in mid-July 2019, welcoming approximately 13,000 members of Great Falls and surrounding communities to the 2019 “Mission Over Malmstrom” Open House held on July 13 and 14, 2019. The two…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

The secretive new B-21 stealth bomber will take flight very soon

The US Air Force’s new B-21 Raider is set to fly sometime in December 2021, Air Force Magazine reported July 24, 2019, citing US Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson. Wilson discussed the bomber during a speech at an AFA…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

High school students designed this part of the B-2 stealth bomber

The US Air Force’s $2.2 billion B-2 Spirit bombers, a key component of US nuclear deterrence, are protected from “catastrophic” accidents by a $1.25 part designed by a group of high-school students. Switch covers designed by the Stealth Pan…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

See the stealth fighters and bombers patrolling the Pacific

The US Air Force has two of its most elite aircraft — the B-2 Spirit bomber and the F-22 Raptor — training together in the Pacific, reassuring America’s allies and sending a warning to strategic competitors and adversaries about the sheer power…

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYAirman Magazine

Apr 29, 2020

This is the stealth bomber patrolling near China to prevent a war

With its precision, stealth, long-range capability and payload capacity, the B-2 Spirit is one of the most versatile airframes in the Air Force’s inventory. The combination of its unique capabilities enables global reach and allows the Air Force to…

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BYAirman Magazine

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

B-2 stealth bombers deployed to Pacific as warning to rivals

The US has deployed three B-2 Spirit bombers and 200 airmen to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii for training in the Pacific, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs

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BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

What we know about the B-2 emergency landing in Colorado

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber made an emergency landing on Oct. 23, 2018, at the Colorado Springs Airport following an unspecified inflight incident. A number of local photographers have posted photos of the aircraft sitting on th…

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BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Air Force

Sep 12, 2019

This is the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2 bomber in combat

Rows of chairs were filled with family members, close friends and fellow military members. As the ceremony began, all eyes were on the couple standing up front. Thirteen years earlier, the scene was nearly identical. Back then, John was w…

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BYUnited States Air Force

Sep 12, 2019

BYWarrior Maven

Sep 12, 2019

Air Force tests nuclear bomb that can penetrate fortified bunkers

The Air Force’s B-2 Stealth bomber has test-dropped an upgraded, multi-function B61-12 nuclear bomb which improves accuracy, integrates various attack options into a single bomb, and changes the strategic landscape with regard to nuclear weapons mi…

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BYWarrior Maven

Sep 12, 2019