was delivered in September, [15] the first glide test flight was on 28 October 1942 at Peenemünde, from under a Focke-Wulf Fw 200.

The service believed that development could begin in 2013, in time to replace aging B-2s, B-1s and B-52s around 2037.The Laser JDAM (LJDAM), as this upgrade is known, adds a laser seeker to the nose of a JDAM-equipped bomb, enabling it to engage moving targets. The adults have vestigial mouthparts, so they cannot feed during their short lifespans, which can be as little as five days. As the missile flew, the airflow turned the propeller, and every 30 rotations of the propeller counted down one number on the odometer. The launch rail was 49m (160ft) long, consisting of 8 modular sections, each 6m (20ft) long, and a muzzle brake.

The B-2 is the only acknowledged in-service aircraft that can carry large air-to-surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration. Spirit of Kansas had been operated by the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and had logged 5,176 flight hours.Project Fieseler Fi103 was approved on 19 June, and assigned code name Kirschkern and cover name Flakzielgerat 76 (FZG-76). Stellungsystem-I was to be operated by Flak Regiment 155(W), with 4 launch battalions, each having 4 launchers, and located in the Pas-de-Calais region. Due to the operational success of the original JDAM, the program expanded to the 500-pound (230kg) Mark 82 and 1,000-pound (450kg) Mark 83, beginning development in late 1999.

Every seven years, this coating is carefully washed away with crystallised wheat starch so that the B-2's surfaces can be inspected for any dents or scratches. The V-1 made British landfall at 550km/h (340mph), but accelerated to 640km/h (400mph) by the time it reached London, as its 570L (150USgal) of fuel burned off. Some of these systems (such as the Paveway I, II, and III) must be launched so that the target remains in the seeker field of view throughout the weapon trajectory (or for lock-on-after-launch engagements, the weapon must be launched so that the target is in the field of view during the terminal flight). On the night of 13–14 September 2021, the B-2 Spirit of Georgia made an emergency landing at Whiteman AFB. However, Aviation Week editors found that there were no airspace restrictions above the presentation area and took aerial photographs of the aircraft's secret rear section [27] with suppressed engine exhausts.The LAR defines the region that the aircraft must be within to launch the weapon and hit the target. Innovations such as alternate high frequency material (AHFM) and automated material application methods were also incorporated to improve the aircraft's radar-absorbent properties and reduce maintenance requirements.

citation needed] B2SS hangars are known to have been deployed to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford. Still, it was less closely held than the Lockheed F-117 program; more people in the federal government knew about the B-2, and more information about the project was available. S. officials had considered an airstrike by one or more B-2s as an alternative; the use of a bunker busting bomb was rejected due to potential damage to nearby civilian buildings. The mission, part of the annual South Korean–United States military exercises, was the first time that B-2s overflew the Korean peninsula. Counter-EW systems, while classified, might allow a JDAM to recognize a jamming signal and it’s direction and ”block out” signals coming from that direction.

B-2s have conducted 27 sorties from Whiteman AFB and 22 sorties from a forward operating location, releasing more than 1,500,000 pounds (680,000kg) of munitions, [8] including 583 JDAM "smart bombs" in 2003.