Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Northrop Grumman Delivers First Operational B-2 Bomber With New Radar

B-2 Stealth BomberNorthrop Grumman Corporation has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to be equipped with a newly modernized radar.

The aircraft was officially handed off to the Air Force on March 17 at Whiteman Air Force Base, the operational home of the B-2 fleet and the 509th Bomb Wing.

Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the nation's long range strike arsenal, and one of the world's most survivable aircraft.

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