Fast Facts About the B-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III) A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, receives fuel The B-2 can perform attack missions at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet (15,000 m); it has an unrefueled range of more than 6,000 nautical miles (6,900 mi; 11,000 km) and can fly more than 10,000 nautical miles (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) with one midair refueling. The B-2’s rate was 61 percent. The B-1’s—an embarrassing 46 percent. The B-52 is useful. It might not be fast like the B-1 is or stealthy like the B-2 is, but it doesn’t need to be. For RATS will complete the latest phase of nuclear modernization of the B-2 Spirit. “The unrivaled capabilities of the B-2 make it the only long range, penetrating stealth bomber currently in the U.S. arsenal,” said Shaugnessy Reynolds, vice president and B-2 program manager, Northrop Grumman. “Committed to continued modernization of the B-2 FranticGoat. The U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have finally taken to the skies again today. This comes roughly six months after the entire fleet was effectively grounded following an Aviation_Intel. A viral video popped up on social media of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber making a very steep, fast positioning turn low over the Miami skyline. It is a highly dynamic and dramatic The B-2 Bomber is the last aircraft you want to go into battle against or have sent to your battlefield. This majestic aircraft can hold sixteen 2,400-pound B83 nuclear bombs. The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Is Armed with a Microwave and a Toilet . The B-2 was meant to cruise past enemy air defenses with stealth characteristics. The B-2 has also made some historic, record The B-2 Spirit is a unique stealth heavy bomber built with flying wing and is built by Northrop Grumman for the United States Air Force. They are designed to penetrate areas of highly dense anti-aircraft defenses that would be hard or impossible to penetrate by conventional aircraft. The B-2 Spirit was the product of Advanced Technology Bomber (ATB) project that began in 1979. The project came The Air Force is planning to build 100 of the warplanes, which have a flying wing shape much like their predecessor the B-2 Spirit but will incorporate advanced materials, propulsion and stealth 3TnllM4.