Why the B-2's rest areas are functional, not comfortable and the tales of a "mini-fridge" are overblown.

The B-2's development was so secretive that staff building it had to pass lie detector tests (Photo: Jeff Bolton) It's a piece of military aviation engineering so secretive that the people who built ...

America’s B-2 stealth bombers, which carried out the weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, are among the most secretive aircraft in the nation, with few glimpses ever shown of its interior. The ...

B-2 Spirit crews fly some of the longest missions in history, often exceeding 40 hours. In a cramped cockpit, two pilots must balance extreme fatigue, nutrition, and advanced automation to maintain ...

Although it's not easy to sleep mid-flight with so many tasks at hand, B-2 bomber crews must find a way during their ...

There’s something almost otherworldly about the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. With its sharp bat-wing design and smooth, radar-evading skin, it looks like it flew straight out of a science fiction film.

The secrets of the flying wings.

The B-2 stealth bombers used to attack the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant are equipped with toilets, microwaves and usually a cooler for snacks to make life more comfortable for the pilots who were ...

The U.S. crews involved in attacking the nuclear site at Fordo probably trained for years. But dropping 30,000-pound bombs was almost certainly a new experience. By Greg Jaffe Reporting from ...

How does the B-2 complete such marathon missions? The first enabler is fuel. The B-2 can carry more than 160,000 pounds of fuel internally. Should it consume all 160,000 pounds, it is also equipped to ...

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