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  "id": "b-2",
  "name": "B-2 Spirit",
  "aliases": [
    "Spirit"
  ],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Stealth strategic bomber",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 1997,
  "operators": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "U.S. heavy strategic bomber with low-observable design, built to penetrate dense air defenses with conventional and nuclear weapons.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Northrop Grumman",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Internal weapons bays",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 internal bays for ordnance and payload with an official limit of 40,000 lb (18,000 kg); maximum estimated limit is 50,000 lb (23,000 kg.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 21,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 5.18,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 52.4,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "478 m2",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 71700,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 152200,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Gross weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 170600,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight",
      "note": "Source card lists 70,600 kg, below its own empty weight; corrected to 170,600 kg"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 × General Electric F118-GE-100",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "17,300 lbf (77 kN) thrust each",
      "src": [
        "weg-b-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 11000,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "900 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-b-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 1010,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 15200,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Stealth Properties",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Heat Signature Reduction",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-b-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-b-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ordnance types",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "80× 500 lb (230 kg) class bombs (Mk-82, GBU-38) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA); 36× 750 lb (340 kg) CBU class bombs on BRA; 16× 2,000 lb (910 kg) class bombs (Mk-84, GBU-31) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA); 16× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs on RLA…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": {
    "file": "b-2.jpg",
    "thumb": "b-2-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-2_Spirit_original.jpg",
    "title": "File:B-2 Spirit original.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Editorial correction: Corrected a maximum takeoff weight typo"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/b-2.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-b-2": {
      "title": "B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber) American Heavy Strategic Bomber ",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/B-2_Spirit_Stealth_Bomber_American_Heavy_Strategic_Bomber",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}