The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber,[citation needed] is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology...
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World War II, the B-21 is meant to replace the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit by 2040, and possibly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress...
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company. With 95,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion...
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Aviation portal Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Related development Northrop N-1 Northrop N-1M Northrop N-9M Northrop YB-35 Aircraft...
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U-2 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft Manhattan Project Nuclear weapons program Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber Northrop Grumman B-21...
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the only combat-ready stealth aircraft in service are the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (1997), the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (2005), the Lockheed...
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The Northrop Grumman RQ-180 is an American stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance aircraft intended for contested airspace. As of 2019[update]...
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Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. The...
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On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen...
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The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan...
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T-4 Sotka BAC TSR-2 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (70,000 lb (32,000 kg)) Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (40,000 lb (18,000 kg)) Rockwell B-1 Lancer (75,000 lb...
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for stealth technology. This approach eventually led to the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. There has been continual interest in using it...
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Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It operates Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable strategic bomber aircraft. The squadron was first...
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composition comprise stealth technology as currently used on the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit "Stealth Bomber". The concept of stealth is to operate or hide...
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the stealth Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. A veteran of several wars, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52's official name...
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Tupolev PAK DA Related lists List of bomber...
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The Northrop Grumman Bat is a medium-altitude unmanned air vehicle originally developed for use by the United States Armed Forces. Designed primarily as...
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hold a scale model of the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, which shared design features of his YB-35 and YB-49. The B-2, for example, has the same...
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The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft...
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Stealth aircraft Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Related development Northrop N-1 Northrop N-1M Northrop N-9M Northrop YB-49 Aircraft...
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the F118. F118-GE-100 Variant for the B-2 F118-GE-101 Variant for the U-2S Lockheed U-2S Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Data from Type: Two Spool turbofan Length:...
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competed with and lost to a design by Northrop (Senior Ice), which would eventually become the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. It was created as part of the Advanced...
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of the USAF's strategic bombers: the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. In June 2015, he assumed command...
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sometimes referred to unofficially as "tail numbers". On the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber, lacking a tail, the number appears on the nose gear door...
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The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is an American high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed for and flown by the United States...
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1929, by Leroy Grumman and his business partners, it merged in 1994 with Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman. Leroy Grumman worked for the Loening...
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also been adapted to this role. More modern designs, like the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, can be technically classified as penetrators, but the term is...
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The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier-based operations. Developed by the American...
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Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and in turn to a stabilizer the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flying wing. In differential use they impart yaw moment, potentially...
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configuration, and era Horten H.XVIII Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Chong, Anthony (2016-06-15). Flying Wings & Radical Things: Northrop's Secret Aerospace Projects...
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