As per official sources The $2 billion B-2 Spirit stealth bomber can carry 40,000 pounds of ordnance. However, for missions against hardened targets in Iran, it carries two bunker busters, pushing its true maximum payload to 60,000 pounds.

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Costing $2 billion each, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is the most expensive and powerful US aircraft in Operation Epic Fury. Featuring advanced radar evasion, it is the only plane capable of dropping 30,000-pound bunker-busters on Iran's deeply buried missile and nuclear facilities.


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The F-35 programme has a $2 trillion lifetime cost through 2070. B-2 Spirit cost $44.75 billion for 21 aircraft. USS Gerald Ford costs $12.9 billion with advanced launch systems. Know more details below.


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The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is often called the most expensive aircraft ever built and it’s not just the price tag of $2.2 billion per jet. A single training mission of B-2 can surpass the annual defence budgets of several entire nations. 

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These bombs, also known as free-fall nuclear bombs, are tactical unguided weapons dropped from aircraft. 

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The US did not just care for the crew's sleep, but the stealth bombers also had a microwave, a mini-fridge, rest bunks, candy bars, and whatnot, according to the Independent (UK).

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Indian-American engineer Noshir Gowadia worked on the B-2 Spirit bomber and is believed to be one of its inventors. He sold the secret plans to China. The sighting of a drone similar to the B-2 in China hints that it has been working on its own stealth aviation.

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By embedding the engines deep within the wing and using S-shaped inlets, the B-2 avoids radar and infrared detection, a key reason it's still unmatched.

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When did the B-2 first make its presence felt in active warfare? The moment came in 1999, during NATO’s campaign in Kosovo. Here’s a breakdown of what happened, along with the long-standing question: did it deliver depleted uranium munitions?

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