Washington ¨C The U.S. Air Force¡¯s B-2 stealth bombers were involved in strikes on Iran¡¯s nuclear sites on Saturday.
Three Iranian nuclear sites were struck in a ¡°very successful attack,¡± President Donald Trump said Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran¡¯s nuclear program, Fordo, is gone. The B-2 is one of America¡¯s most advanced strategic weapons platforms, capable of entering sophisticated air defenses and delivering precision strikes against hardened targets such as Iran¡¯s buried network of nuclear research facilities.
The U.S. B-2 costs about $2.1 billion each, making it the most expensive military aircraft ever built. Made by Northrop Grumman, the bomber, with its cutting-edge stealth technology, began its production run in the late 1980s but was curbed by the fall of the Soviet Union. Only 21 were made after the Pentagon¡¯s planned acquisition program was truncated.
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