B-2 stealth bombers target Houthi bunkers from Diego Garcia, Iran is also a target
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U.S. Air Force has used B-2A Spirit stealth bombers to attack Houthi targets in Yemen during the recent campaign against the rebel group, a U.S. official told The War Zone. That campaign began March 15 with a series of aviation and missile strikes against the Iranian-backed group.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational details, declined to say how many of these aircraft were used, how often or when. The confirmation however, provides more context about the collection of these jets on Diego Garcia.
Recently, a large force of B-2 Spirit bombers and other supporting assets deployed to Diego Garcia. The latest satellite imagery, dated April 2, obtained by The War Zone from the Planet Labs archive shows at least six B-2s and six KC-135s on the remote island. Stationed at Diego Garcia, a secretive island base, these bombers have struck fortified underground weapon caches controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have disrupted shipping in the Red Sea for months.
The operation, costing nearly $1 billion in under three weeks, aims to degrade the Houthis’ ability to threaten international waters, according to a CNN report citing defense officials.
Bulgarianmilitary media outlet says that yet, despite the deployment of such high-tech firepower, the impact has been limited, raising questions about the effectiveness of this approach and the broader implications of using a rare, costly aircraft in this conflict.
The B-2 Spirit, often called the “stealth bomber,” is a marvel of American engineering, designed to penetrate the most sophisticated air defenses undetected. Built by Northrop Grumman, it first took flight in 1989 and entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1997.
With a distinctive flying-wing shape and radar-absorbing materials, the B-2 is nearly invisible to enemy radar, a capability that comes at a steep price—each plane costs over $2 billion to produce, making it one of the most expensive aircraft ever built. Only 21 were constructed, and today, fewer than 20 remain operational due to a crash in 2008.
The bomber’s range exceeds 6,000 nautical miles without refueling, extendable to over 10,000 with midair refueling, allowing it to strike targets across the globe from bases like Diego Garcia.
Its payload is equally impressive, capable of carrying up to 40,000 pounds of ordnance, including conventional bombs and the massive GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000-pound weapon designed to destroy deeply buried targets. Recall that Iran is also a target of US B-2 Spirits.
Iran and the United States hold high-stakes talks to reach a new nuclear deal foreshadowed by President Trump’s threat of military strikes as a consequence of failure and Tehran’s warning any attack on it would drag the US into a broader Middle Eastern conflict.
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