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50 Years of Boeing Bombers in a Picture
12:40AM Jesus Diaz | The legend started with the mighty Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, and ends—for now—in the B-52 Stratofortress. 50 Years of beautiful destruction on two wings flying together in a rare picture. [FlightGlobal] More »
Weapons
Russia to Deploy Strategic Nuclear Bombers in Cuba, Venezuela
2:00PM Jesus Diaz | Oh hello, again, you Cold War you! As if we didn’t have enough problems with worldwide economic collapse, the Russians are now testing President Obama’s nuclear balls placing strategic nuclear bombers in Cuba and Venezuela: More »
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Stealth Bomber: Cool As a Plane, Really, Really, Really Stupid as a Motorcycle
3:00AM Mark Wilson | This year marks the 20th anniversary of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, an occasion that can only be properly immortalised by the crew at Orange County Choppers, apparently. More »
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Next Generation Stealth Bombers Jump Out of Hyperspace
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | The next-generation stealth bomber from Boeing/Lockheed Martin is out. Developed by Phantom Works, the large diamond-shaped body, with long wings and razor-sharp nose, resembles a long-range B-2 Spirit bomber that has been retrofitted at Darth Vader’s garage: from the front, it looks kind of evil and menacing. Unlike Northrop Grumman’s proposal, which is like the stealth bomber that eats too many Snickers. More »
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New B-2 Bomber Crash Photos Show Carnage Up Close
12:00AM Jesus Diaz | Joe Pappalardo got some crisp, high quality military close-ups of the Spirit of Kansas, the US$1.2 billion stealth B-2 bomber that crashed in Guam last February. We published other images of the crash scene before (because we like to see a billion dollars burning), but all the mess was cleaned up then. Here you can see the carnage right after it happened, including Air Force personnel trying to deactivate explosives in the ejected pilot seats: More »
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B-2 Bomber Crash Film Finally Released Publicly
12:00AM Mark Wilson | Do you remember the US$1.2 billion B-2 Stealth Bomber that crashed during take-off? Well now a video has been released of the event. But let me warn you—it’s really, really hard watching so much taxpayer cash wastefully go up in flames, especially when the travesty unfolds so slowly. Apparently the plane’s sensors were fooled by the presence of water and convinced the vehicle to pitch up on take-off. Luckily both pilots ejected safely. [via Wired] More »
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New Secret X-Bomber Is Not So Secret Anymore
9:40PM Gizmodo US Edition | Northrop Grumman is working on a new classified bomber prototype for the Air Force, at an estimated cost—according to their financial statements—of US$2 billion. Apparently, the first version will require human/clone/Cylon pilots, with a high-endurance unmanned model possibly following after that. According to military industry magazine DTI, there is a high probability that the New Generation Bomber—concept above—will be following the success of the X-47B unmanned bomber aircraft. More »
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This is What a Wrecked US$1.2 Billion B-2 Bomber Looks Like
4:27AM Adam Frucci | Remember when we told you about the B-2 Stealth Bomber that crashed in Guam, turning 1.2 billion dollars of plane into a fiery wreck? Well, now we have pictures of it, and it ain’t pretty. Feast your eyes on one of the most expensive accidents ever and be thankful it wasn’t you who had to explain what happened to your boss. Hit the jump to see a shot of what a B-2 Bomber looks like when it isn’t a steaming pile of scrap metal. More »
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B-2 Stealth Bomber Crashes, 1.2 Billion Dollars Turn to Smoke
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | A B-2 Bomber, probably the coolest aircraft ever created after the Lockheed A-12, has crashed for the first time ever. Its name was the Spirit of Kansas and it was one of the 21 US$1.2 billion Northrop Grumman stealth plane ever manufactured. It fell to the ground right after take-off for “unknown reasons” at the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Both pilots ejected to safety and, although there’s no video footage of the actual crash, the mess on the runway was huge: More »
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