The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was the protagonist of one of the longest and complex missions of modern military aviation.
The US Air Force His aircraft flew uninterrupted for 37 hours, departing from the Whiteman Air Base in Missouri and targeting an Iranian enrichment plant in Fordow. During the back and forth, several air refillations and fighter aircraft and accompanying aircraft were needed, performed at a minimum level of communication and at maximum precision.
The B-2 Spirit is designed to be able to penetrate hostile air defense without sensing it. This is one of the most advanced planes ever built. With its stealth technology, its radar profile is as small as a sparrow, so it is virtually invisible to conventional systems. This is facilitated by the airplane design, the lack of the leading plane and the curved surfaces that divert the electromagnetic waves.
Bombers also have comfort equipment to complete such long missions, which are rare on combat aircraft: toilet, microwave and refrigerator on board. The cockpit is spacious enough for one pilot to relax, while the other is driving the machine – this is made possible by high -degree automation with only two persons.
Each B-2 is capable of carrying up to 80 tons of useful burden, including the powerful GBU-57 “bunker buster” bombs that can penetrate dozens of meters of concrete before the explosion.
There are only 19 active specimens worldwide, with a price of more than $ 2 billion, so B-2 continues to play a key role in the US air warfare strategy and is expected to remain on duty until at least 2058.
The mission against Iran was carried out with six bombs, which has once again proved that this is one of the most advanced and deadly offensive platforms ever created.
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