Latest "B-2 Spirit" stories

How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet

Defense News recently interviewed Brig. Gen. William Rogers, the program executive officer for the Bombers Directorate with the U.S. Air Force.

By Stephen Losey

3 weeks ago

Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers taxi to the runway during Exercise Spirit Vigilance 23 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 7, 2022. (Airman 1st Class Phoenix Lietch/Air Force)

Whiteman AFB’s only runway reopens after B-2 bomber accident

Having a functioning runway again means the base can resume flying its A-10C attack planes and T-38 training jets.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 weeks ago

B-2 nuclear bomber fleet grounded amid search for safety defects

The Air Force declined to provide details about what, specifically, the safety inspections are looking to find.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 weeks ago

B-2 stealth bomber damaged in Missouri emergency landing

Firefighters at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri extinguished a fire at the scene.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 weeks ago

Gallery: See the planes on display before the B-21 rollout

The Advancing Aeronautics Expo before the B-21 rollout was a display of aviation history, all the way back to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II.

By Stephen Losey

8 weeks ago

Old, weak landing gear springs led to a B-2’s $10M skid off the runway

The B-2's pilots fought to keep the bomber centered on the runway as the landing gear collapsed, but it ultimately skidded onto the grass.

By Stephen Losey

11 months ago

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