The B-2 Spirit was an expensive aircraft to build, and repairs aren't cheap either, with the U.S. Air Force typically ...

The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse at Whiteman AFB on Sep. 14, 2021, and was put through an extensive Programmed Depot Maintenance at Plant 42 ...

The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ...

Perhaps less well publicized is the fact that its extraordinarily high sustainment cost is the driving factor behind its ...

Today's military aircraft aren't cheap; a point noted in that the United States Air Force spent approximately $23.7 million over four years to repair and return to service a Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber ...

The “Spirit of Georgia” parks by a hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Nov. 6, 2025. (Senior Airman Robert E. Hicks/U.S. Air Force) The odds were stacked against the resuscitation efforts of ...

A B-2 Spirit dropped its “Quicksink” munition on a target in a joint exercise with the Norwegian Armed Forces in the Arctic. By Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 13, 2025 2:45 PM EDT One of the Air Force ...

A local Missouri resident, Suhr’s journey in aviation is rich, with over 6,000 flight hours both on military and civilian aircraft. The B-2 Spirit is the mainstay of the service’s long-range ...

The B-2 Spirit has always been one of the most expensive aircraft the United States has ever built, and for years a serious mishap could quietly threaten to erase a bomber from the inventory. Now, a ...