U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS -- Manufacturer: Northrup Grumman
Function: Multi-Role Heavy Bomber
Service Date: 1993
Speed: Mach 0.85-0.95
Crew: Two Pilots
Production: 21 Inventory: 20
Commentary: Based on flying wing concept pioneered on Northrup test bombers YB-35 and YB-49 in the 1940s. The first use of B-2s in combat took place in 1999 in Operation ALLIED FORCE.