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B-2
STEALTH BOMBER

  GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

        The B-2 is used to destroy high value targets and for destroying an enemy's war making potential. Some likely targets are forces massed to invade or threaten a friendly territory production facilities for weapons of mass destruction. It is able to complete this objective by its stealth technology which allows it to destroy enemy targets deep in enemy territory without being detected by the enemy defenses.

        The B-2 is designed to reduce as much as possible its radar cross section, its infrared image, engine noise, and electromagnetically. The B-2 using this even though it is about the size of a 747 as far as wingspan it would only show up on conventional radar as a bird or maybe even insects.
        The revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2 important advantages over existing bombers. Its low-observability provides it greater freedom of action at high altitudes, thus increasing its range and a better field of view for the aircraft's sensors. Its unrefueled range is approximately 11,100 kilometers.

        The B-2 is able to carry and deploy both nuclear and conventional air to ground weapons. Also the B-2 does not require fighter escorts to protect it like some standard bombers need to reach their target. The B-2 Stealth Bomber also has a higher payload capacity then the only other United States stealthy bomber the F-117 Black Jet.

        Twenty one B-2s have been authorized to be produced and placed into operational service. Ten of these are being used by the U.S. Air Force to train pilots while the other are being used by Northrop and Grumman for testing.
 

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PHOTO GALLERY : Glance at my B-2 Stealth Bomber. GO!!!