Video: B-2 stealth bomber ground operations at Nellis's Red Flag

May 20, 2012 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

An interesting video showing B-2 Spirit bombers, belonging to the 509 BW from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, being prepared for flight, taxiing, and taking off during exercise Red Flag 12-3 at Nellis AFB, NV.

The close-up footage shows some interesting details about the bomb bays and retractable airstairs of the 2 billion USD stealth bomber that is going to receive 2 billion USD upgrades, including an email system.

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For the real aviation geek: F-22s, F-15s and B-2s filmed “in action” during Red Flag. From the ground. With audio. (theaviationist.com)
Photo: MC-12W spyplane specialized in “find, fix, and finish” bad guys at its Red Flag debut (theaviationist.com)
More than 70 combat planes involved twice a day in world’s most realistic training exercise: welcome to the Red Flag 12-3 (theaviationist.com)
Video: F-22 Raptor in action during Red Flag 12-3 (theaviationist.com)
B-2 stealth bomber to get 2 billion dollar upgrades. Including a new email system. (theaviationist.com)
Bring on some bandits! Combat pilots to fight against computer generated aggressors. During actual training flights. (theaviationist.com)

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.