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The B-2A Spirit is a subsonic flying-wing bomber designed for long-range conventional and nuclear missions. Its airframe shape, materials and coatings are part of a low-observable design, with weapons carried internally and mission responsibilities shared by two pilots.
United StatesStealth strategic heavy bomber
United States
Northrop Corporation Northrop Grumman
In service
United States Air Force
21
1989–2000
1 January 1997
17 July 1989 ( 1989-07-17 )
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
2: pilot (left seat) and mission commander (right seat)
69 ft 0 in (21.0 m)
172 ft 0 in (52.4 m)
17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
5,140 sq ft (478 m 2 )
158,000 lb (71,700 kg)
336,500 lb (152,200 kg)
376,000 lb (170,600 kg)
167,000 pounds (75,750 kg)
4 × General Electric F118 -GE-100 non-afterburning turbofans , 17,300 lbf (77 kN) thrust each
630 mph (1,010 km/h, 550 kn) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude / Mach 0.95 at sea level
560 mph (900 km/h, 487 kn) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude
6,900 mi (11,000 km, 6,000 nmi)
50,000 ft (15,200 m)
67.3 lb/sq ft (329 kg/m 2 )
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The B-2A Spirit is a subsonic flying-wing bomber designed for long-range conventional and nuclear missions. Its airframe shape, materials and coatings are part of a low-observable design, with weapons carried internally and mission responsibilities shared by two pilots.
The B-2A Spirit technical profile documents the configuration, subsystems, development and source limitations. Open the variant below for the complete research and its original references.
B-2 Spirit equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesUS Air Force B-2 A Spirit Total Aircraft Inventory holdings as of 30 September 2025, including Active Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command. This covers the named source row only, not all variants in the family or all United States services. Inventory includes aircraft not immediately deployable; it is not a combat-readiness count.