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2025-05-13 -Land of the Free

US military replaces B-2 bombers that were sent amid Middle East tensions

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-13 2025-05-13 03:36|| || Front Page|| [166 views ] Top

#1 B2s needed maintenance that could not be performed in Diego. They are fragile aircraft - like many of the fleet.

Posted by Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2025-05-13 06:22|| 2025-05-13 06:22|| Front Page Top

#2 B-52s Join B-2s On Diego Garcia,10 Bombers Now At Indian Ocean Island

Up to $11.9B for B-52H Maintenance & Modernization

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-13 09:31|| 2025-05-13 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The B-52 is capable of carrying many of the same bunker busters as the B-2.

Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2025-05-13 10:20|| 2025-05-13 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 True, accurate or not this is a good story of B-52 development.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-13 13:13|| 2025-05-13 13:13|| Front Page Top

#5 The B-2 has always been a hangar queen.
The numbers I've seen are 12+ hrs service for every hour flown. They take them out for a long flight and then they disappear into the shop for a week or so.

Posted by ed in texas 2025-05-13 19:33|| 2025-05-13 19:33|| Front Page Top

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