Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Successfully Test Fires First Long-Range Stealth Missile
A B-2 Spirit strategic bomber has successfully test-fired its first long -range stealth standoff missile, Northrop Grumman announced in a press release on Thursday.
USAF Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber (Photo by © AP Photo / Jeff Roberson)
“Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet providing new capability, including its first long-range stealth missile,” the release said. “The B-2 successfully released a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) during a flight test in December.”
The JASSM-ER will extend the B-2 bomber’s ability to hit any target, anywhere and its successful integration into the B-2 platform will now allow the Air Force to deliver a low observable asset capable of traveling greater distances than its predecessor, the release said.
“JASSM-ER is one of three new advanced capabilities being introduced to the B-2 to further modernize the platform. The B-2 fleet …is also integrating crypto modernization and a Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS),” the release added.
Installation of the Radar Aided Targeting System will complete the latest phase of the B-2’s nuclear modernization program, according to the release.
Source: WASHINGTON (Sputnik International News – 25 August 2022
Hüseyin Tüfekci (©XAirForces Aerospace Industry and Space Technologies News Editor from Istanbul/Turkey) – xairphoto@gmail.com
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Successfully Test Fires First Long-Range Stealth Missile
