U.S. Strike On Iran Marks Largest B-2 Mission In Bomber’s History

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A chart presented by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine outlining the June 21 mission targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
The large-scale U.S. airstrikes aimed at destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 21 involved almost the entire operational fleet of Northrop Grumman B-2 bombers and more than half of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs) produced. The day after the strike, Pentagon leaders laid out the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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