The formidable Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is popularly known as the Stealth Bomber, and with a good reason; its design, materials, configuration, wingspan, and equipment are all fine-tuned to mask its presence from radars and sensors, making the bomber practically invisible to enemy defenses.
Developed during the height of the Cold War, the US poured billions of dollars into developing a colossal bomber capable of flying to the very heart of Moscow and delivering almost 20 tons of conventional warheads or several nuclear cruise missiles.
Its 6,000-mile range, high altitude capabilities, and stealth systems make it the most survivable aircraft in the world, and as turmoil eroded in Serbia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the B-2 bomber was the first to dive into danger, striking fear in any enemy agent in its surroundings.
Still, developing a warplane so far removed from conventional aviation design represented one of the riskiest and most ambitious decisions in American military history. Most of the technology required for it simply didn't exist at the time, and every component, process, and manufacturing protocol had to be created from scratch.
The US risked it all in an extraordinary quest to build a bomber decades ahead of its time…
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17 авг 2022
