New material promises to ease maintenance of B-2's stealthy surfaces

The U.S. Air Force has started flight-testing a new magnetic radar-absorbing material (RAM) designed to significantly reduce the time and effort required to maintain the B-2 bomber's stealthy surfaces. Flight evaluations are being conducted at Edwards AFB, Calif., on AV-3, the only B-2 dedicated to...

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