The seven in the afternoon of Saturday, June 21, local time in Washington, United States, marked a historical turning point: It was the time when the country led by Donald Trump decided to attack Iran.
A decision that It is framed in more forty years of a complex relationshipspecifically since that distant 1979, at which time the Islamic revolution occurred with the uprising of theocracy in Iran, the good relations with the United States ended and decades of tensions began.
The reason argued for this has been destroy the facilities in which the country of the Persian Gulf would be prepared to build Nuclear weapons.
The operation, how could it be otherwise, has involved a high complexity. For it, up to 125 aircraft, ghost fighters, a submarine, distraction flights for the Pacific and 75 penetrating weapons have been used. Although, if an element of all of them stands out above all of them, It has been the Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber.
How is Bomardero B-2
The Northrop B-2 Spirit, known as the invisible bomber, is One of the most advanced military aircraft ever built. It stands out for its incredible ability to penetrate countries being hardly detectable (and being persecuted) by radar thanks to its technology.
And if your stealth capacity will make you unique on the flight, Its steering wing design It makes it perfectly distinguishable at the visual level.
Its autonomy in flight exceeds 11,000 kilometers, and can fly even greater distances with refueling in the air. It has a load capacity of up to 22,000 kilograms of weapons.
Yes ok The mission held on Saturday in Iran arrived at 37 hoursyour flight record is at 44 hours. This enormous autonomy makes it necessary that inside it has a bed, bathroom and even microwave, so that its pilots can exchange and rest.
Its development began under the presidency of Carter, and entered service in 1997. But, despite taking almost thirty years in the service, it is still key in the American missions and He has participated in multiple conventional operations, such as in Kosovo (1999), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003) and more recently in selective missions in Syria and Libya.
The US Air Force. It currently operates 19 B-2 (two were lost in accidents) and plans to remove them by 2032when they will be replaced by the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.
Bomedero price B-2
Although at first it was planned to build 132 units, finally Only 21 saw the light.
Its very high cost is estimated in More than 2,000 million dollars per unit (including research and development).
