What are the practical applications of the B-2 stealth bomber?

1June, 997 12, during the operational test at Baisha missile range in New Mexico, B-52 bombers dropped 16 JDAM guided bombs at one time. 16 bombs were aimed at the target group respectively. The target group includes 8 targets in 2 areas, and 2 JDAM bombs attack one target.

B-2 stealth bomber has high comprehensive operational efficiency, and it is usually unnecessary to escort and suppress the support aircraft of the other side's air defense system when performing combat tasks by using its own stealth characteristics.

The U.S. Air Force estimates that if two B-2 bombers use non-stealth fighters, they need 32 F- 16 fighters, 16 F- 15 escorts and several EF-11and EA-6B.

Power plant: four F118-GE-10 afterburning turbofan engines of General Electric Company, with the maximum thrust of 84.5 kN ... They are installed in pairs between the outer side of the weapon cabin and the wing structure, and the chlorofluorinated sulfuric acid is sprayed in the exhaust gas to eliminate the visual wake of the engines.

1On March 24th, 1999, NATO used the B-2 strategic bomber for the first time in its air raid on Yugoslavia, which made this aircraft used in actual combat for the first time.

On February 23, 2008, a US B-2 strategic bomber crashed at Guam Air Force Base. There are 20 more. The unit price of the B-2 bomber is as high as $2.22 billion, which is by far the most expensive aircraft in the world.