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B-2 stealth bombers to return to flight after 5-month delay

On Dec. 10, 2022, an undisclosed in-flight malfunction forced a B-2 crew to make an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 days ago

How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet

Defense News recently interviewed Brig. Gen. William Rogers, the program executive officer for the Bombers Directorate with the U.S. Air Force.

By Stephen Losey

4 months ago

Whiteman AFB’s only runway reopens after B-2 bomber accident

Having a functioning runway again means the base can resume flying its A-10C attack planes and T-38 training jets.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

B-2 nuclear bomber fleet grounded amid search for safety defects

The Air Force declined to provide details about what, specifically, the safety inspections are looking to find.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

B-2 stealth bomber damaged in Missouri emergency landing

Firefighters at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri extinguished a fire at the scene.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

Gallery: See the planes on display before the B-21 rollout

The Advancing Aeronautics Expo before the B-21 rollout was a display of aviation history, all the way back to the Doolittle Raiders of World War II.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

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