B-2 Spirit Bomber - VibeWire Magazine

How Many B-2 Spirit Bombers Were Built?

The aircraft was among the most expensive in history to produce.

The B-2 Spirit has been used in at least six known operations in at least five known countries around the world.

While the B-21 Raider may look similar on the outside, it differs in many ways from its predecessor B-2 Spirit.

Whiteman AFB is currently unique for being exclusively home to all of the world’s stealth strategic bombing capabilities.

The type entered service in 1997.

These aircraft still play an important role.

The B-21 Raider’s per-unit cost appears to be around a third of that of the B-2 Spirit bomber.

Many advanced military aircraft were never exported – to protect the technology and sometimes because it was beyond other country’s requirements.

These bombers have some serious long-term potential.

The F-15EX could theoretically carry the MOP with some modifications but with sharply reduced range and other issues.