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Stealth bomber

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noun

  1. Also called: B-2.  a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Northrop Grumman plans to spend $200 million more to increase production of its B-21 stealth bomber, an investment that threatens to crimp near-term profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

For Northrop, improving cash flow is a priority as the B-21 stealth bomber becomes cash profitable and the Sentinel missile system nears production.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

The Air Force’s next-gen stealth bomber is taking shape at Northrop’s Palmdale campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

The B-2 stealth bomber took its first flight in 1989 and its flying-wing design formed the base of its eventual replacement, the B-21 Raider, which was introduced this month.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

It was something like a helicopter, painted a metallic gray-black like the photos of a stealth bomber in Otto’s airplane encyclopedia.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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