Spirit
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NATO reporting name
aircraft reporting name
fixed-wing aircraft
long-range bomber
military aircraft
stealth bomber
strategic bomber
Spirit is the NATO reporting name for the Northrop Grumman B-2, a long-range stealth strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
aircraft reporting name ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ long-range bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ stealth bomber ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | bomber ⓘ |
| allianceStandard | NATO reporting name system ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
Whiteman Air Force Base
|
| belongsToProgram | United States stealth aircraft program ⓘ |
| canCarry |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear weapons ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| configuration | subsonic flying wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewComposition | pilot and mission commander ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Boeing
ⓘ
Northrop ⓘ Vought ⓘ |
| designedFor | penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1997 ⓘ |
| feature |
flying wing design
ⓘ
long-range intercontinental capability ⓘ low observable stealth technology ⓘ reduced radar cross-section ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1989 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | stealth strategic bomber ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Spirit self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryMission | nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| refersTo |
B-2 Spirit
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
|
| role |
conventional bombing
ⓘ
nuclear strike ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | conventional precision strike ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Air Force Global Strike Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Global Strike Command
|
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successor |
B-21 Raider
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
|
| usedInConflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
Kosovo War ⓘ Libya intervention 2011 ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit