{"id":3606,"date":"2022-08-25T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2025-03-24T02:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T23:34:47","slug":"northrop-grumman-b-2-spirit-stealth-bomber-successfully-test-fires-first-long-range-stealth-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3606","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Successfully Test Fires First Long-Range Stealth Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-3607\" style=\"width: 1200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2022-08-22-USAF-Northrop-Grumman-B-2-Spirit-Stealth-Bomber.jpg\" alt=\"Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2022-08-22-USAF-Northrop-Grumman-B-2-Spirit-Stealth-Bomber.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2022-08-22-USAF-Northrop-Grumman-B-2-Spirit-Stealth-Bomber-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2022-08-22-USAF-Northrop-Grumman-B-2-Spirit-Stealth-Bomber-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2022-08-22-USAF-Northrop-Grumman-B-2-Spirit-Stealth-Bomber-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>USAF Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber (Photo by \u00a9 AP Photo \/ Jeff Roberson)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; the release said. &#8220;The B-2 successfully released a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile &#8211; Extended Range (JASSM-ER) during a flight test in December.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JASSM-ER will extend the B-2 bomber\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;JASSM-ER is one of three new advanced capabilities being introduced to the B-2 to further modernize the platform. The B-2 fleet \u2026is also integrating crypto modernization and a Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS),&#8221; the release added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Installation of the Radar Aided Targeting System will complete the latest phase of the B-2&#8217;s nuclear modernization program, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>WASHINGTON (Sputnik International News &#8211; 25 August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?cat=1698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">H\u00fcseyin T\u00fcfekci <\/a><\/strong>(\u00a9<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">XAirForces <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?cat=1670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Aerospace Industry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?cat=1663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Space Technologies News <\/a>Editor from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/turkce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Istanbul\/Turkey<\/a>) &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:xairphoto@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">xairphoto@gmail.com<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.net\/newsd.asp?newsid=3186&amp;newst=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Successfully Test Fires First Long-Range Stealth Missile <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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