The Stealth-based bomber B-2 Spirit was the main actor in one of the longest and most complex missions in modern military aviation.
The flight from US Air Force Flew for 37 hours without stopping, based on the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, and reached its goal: Uran Empire facility in Fordow, Iran. The trip required several air tanking operations and support from fighter jets and escorts, with minimal communication and extreme precision.
The B-2 Spirit is designed to penetrate hostile air protection without being detected, and is one of the most advanced aircraft ever built. With stealth technology that reduces the radar signature to levels similar to small birds, such as sparrows, it can fly almost invisible to conventional systems. This is supported by a flying wing design, absence of tail fin and curved surfaces that divert radar rays.
To withstand such a long mission, the bomber is equipped with comfort functions that are unusual for fighter jets. The pilots have access to the toilet, microwave and refrigerator for cooking. The cockpit is large enough for one pilot to rest while the other takes control. This is possible thanks to a high degree of automation, with only two people in the crew.
Each B-2 can carry up to 80 tonnes of weapons, including the powerful GBU-57 “piles of Buster” bombs that can penetrate tens of tens of meter with concrete before exploding.
With only 19 active units in the world and a cost of more than $ 2 billion per flight, B-2 remains a key tool in the US air strategy, with a planned operational life until at least 2058.
Iran’s mission, carried out with six bombers, once again confirmed the role of the aircraft as one of the most sophisticated and deadly attacking platforms ever made.
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