Stealth Technology

Northrop Grumman Wins $80 Billion B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Contract

2015-10-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

The U.S. Defense Department awarded Northrop Grumman a development contract for the B-21 Raider Long Range Strike Bomber on October 27, 2015, with an initial value of $21.4 billion that could eventually reach $80 billion over the program’s lifetime, representing one of the largest defense …

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Northrop B-2 Bomber Operating Costs Reach $150,000 Per Flight Hour

2010-01-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s operating costs reached approximately $150,000 per flight hour according to U.S. Department of Defense estimates, making it the most expensive military aircraft to operate in history and generating massive ongoing revenue for Northrop Grumman …

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Northrop Grumman B-2 Bomber Program Reaches $44 Billion Total Cost

1997-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber program, built by Northrop Grumman, reached a staggering total program cost of $44.389 billion in then-year dollars by 1997, according to Government Accountability Office reports. This represented a dramatic escalation from original estimates and …

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