Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Registration: 93-1087.
Aircraft name: Spirit of Pennsylvania.
The B-2 Spirit is an American strategic bomber with stealth technology for very long distances. The aircraft is capable of ejecting conventional and nuclear weapons.
The B-2 is equipped with technology, such as special radar-absorbing paint, that make the aircraft virtually invisible on radar.
The U.S. Air Force planned to buy a large number of these aircraft from aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman. As a result of the end of the Cold War, only 21 aircraft were delivered. Due to high development costs and the significantly reduced number of aircraft, the price rose to more than $2 billion per aircraft!
This photo was taken on 5 May 2017 at Barksdale Air Force Base.
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