US Strike on Iran Highlights China’s Need for Strategic Bombers, Analysts Say

Preemptive Deterrence or Strategic Gamble?

The Geopolitical Fallout of U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

The top US general says Iran likely never saw the B-2 bombers that hit its nuclear sites. Here’s why they might have gone undetected.

B-2 Spirits are advanced stealth aircraft designed to avoid enemy detection. But other elements factored into them going unseen during the US strikes on Iran. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit bombers that executed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities appear to have broken in undetected, the top US general said. “It appears that Iran’s surface-to-air missile systems did not see us,” Gen. Dan Caine,…

The top US general says Iran likely never saw the B-2 bombers that hit its nuclear sites. Here's why they might have gone undetected.

B-2 Spirits are advanced stealth aircraft designed to avoid enemy detection. But other elements factored into them going unseen during the US strikes on Iran.HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesUS B-2 Spirit bombers weren't detected during the strikes on Iran, US officials said.B-2s feature low-observability, stealthy designs and technologies that obscure their signature on enemy radars.US deception and Iran's degraded air defenses…

B-2 Bomber Crews Identified in Iran Strike

The U.S. Air Force has provided new details about the bomber crews involved in the recent strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, confirming participation from both active duty and Air National Guard personnel flying the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. According to General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,  the aviators came from units including the Missouri Air National Guard and represented a wide range of experience, from captain…

US strike on Iran highlights China’s need for strategic bombers, analysts say