USAF Grounds Entire B-2 Bomber Fleet

Air Force officials are inspecting the entire fleet after a B-2 made a hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this month.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 12:44 PM ET

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B-2 Spirit of California takes off during a base exercise, April 9, 2014, at Whiteman Air Force Base. [Credit: U.S. Air Force]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Air Force has grounded its entire B-2 Spirit bomber fleet for inspection.
This decision follows an incident on December 10 where a B-2 made an emergency hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base after an inflight malfunction, subsequently catching fire.
As a result of the safety pause, the B-2 will not conduct the 2023 Rose Parade or Rose Bowl flyover, and there is currently no speculated end date for the grounding.

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The U.S. Air Force has grounded its entire Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] B-2 Spirit bomber fleet for inspection following an incident where a B-2 made a hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base earlier this month.

The service launched a probe into the December 10 incident after a B-2 flying a routine operation was forced to make an emergency landing after an inflight malfunction, catching fire in the process.