Heavy rain and low cloud cover forced the US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to miss its traditional Rose Parade flyover in Pasadena during the 137th edition of the event. The aircraft ...

To maintain its stealth profile, the B-2 carries all ordnance internally in two weapons bays. Officially rated at 40,000 ...

The plane’s Rose Bowl window was moved from before the game to halftime in hopes that the weather would clear.

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, The Spirit of Hawaii, with its landing gear deployed and snow capped mountains in the background. - Northrop Gruman For a certain generation of aviation nerds, the ...

With one of the highest operating costs of any aircraft in the USAF fleet, the B-2 is a highly effective yet expensive stealth bomber. Its estimated fuel consumption of 0.28 miles per gallon is a lot ...

A B-2 Spirit bomber’s New Year’s Day flyover above Pasadena is timed to the second –– even down to how long the national anthem singer holds the word “brave.” ...

The B-2 Spirit's retirement appears delayed from the late 2020s to the 2030s, although it might serve until the 2040s.

The recent exercises followed last year’s 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, in which a B-2 Spirit successfully sank a decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock. A United States ...

In the early hours of June 22, 2025, the United States carried out Operation Midnight Hammer, launching precision strikes on ...

The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ongoing maintenance costs as high as $200,000 per flight hour. The B-2 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The annual Rose Bowl game on New Year’s Day oozes with tradition. From the Rose Parade to the afternoon kickoff with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background, it is ...