{"id":1782502,"date":"2022-12-21T07:59:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782502"},"modified":"2022-12-21T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:03:28","slug":"air-force-grounds-b-2-stealth-bomber-fleet-after-aircraft-emergency-landing-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-force-grounds-b-2-stealth-bomber-fleet-after-aircraft-emergency-landing-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Grounds B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet After Aircraft Emergency Landing Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fair-force-grounds-b-2-stealth-bomber-fleet-after-aircraft-emergency-landing-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/air-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force has<\/a> grounded its entire B-2 Spirit fleet and will inspect each stealth bomber after one of the aircraft caught fire during an emergency landing earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The multi-role bomber, which was first unveiled in 1989, is capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The 20-aircraft fleet is based out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A B-2 Spirit experienced an undisclosed in-flight malfunction that resulted in an emergency landing at Whiteman on Dec. 10. No one was injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/640\/320\/B2-Aircraft-GETTY-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The bat-shaped B-2 stealth bomber with its flying wing design flies over Whiteman Air Force Base May 8, 2003 near Knob Noster, Missouri. \u00a0\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      The bat-shaped B-2 stealth bomber with its flying wing design flies over Whiteman Air Force Base May 8, 2003 near Knob Noster, Missouri. \u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Joe McNally\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/640\/320\/Whiteman-Airforce-Base-B2-GETTY.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"In this handout photo, A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, sits on the flightline.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      In this handout photo, A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, sits on the flightline.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bennie J. Davis\/USAF via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another B-2 had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/b2-stealth-bomber-damaged-emergency-landing-whiteman-air-force-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make an emergency landing<\/a> in September 2021 after the bomber&#8217;s hydraulics system failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/pentagon-awards-raytheon-1-2b-bid-supply-ukraine-advanced-surface-air-missile-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>PENTAGON AWARDS RAYTHEON $1.2B BID TO SUPPLY UKRAINE WITH ADVANCED SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A timetable for the B-2 fleet&#8217;s grounding was not released. A spokesperson for the 509th Bomb Wing did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/b39dbd3f-B21.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The B-21 Raider, the B-2 Spirit&#039;s replacement, was unveiled this month by the Air Force.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      The B-21 Raider, the B-2 Spirit&#8217;s replacement, was unveiled this month by the Air Force.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(U.S. Air Force)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Air Force unveiled the B-2&#8217;s replacement earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/air-force-unveils-b-21-raider-stealth-bomber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the B-21 Raider<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Raider was built with open-system architecture, which makes it highly adaptable,&#8221; Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. &#8220;The B-21 is multi-functional. It can handle anything from gathering intel, to battle management, to integrating with our allies and partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:Paul.best@fox.com\">Paul.Best@fox.com<\/a> and on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KincaidBest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KincaidBest<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Air Force has grounded its entire B-2 Spirit fleet and will inspect each stealth bomber after one of the aircraft caught fire during an emergency landing earlier this month.\u00a0The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1782505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6229,8415,10626,7225,5458,4469,6725,4649,10625,10624,3819,7226],"class_list":["post-1782502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-air","tag-aircraft","tag-b-2","tag-bomber","tag-bongino","tag-emergency","tag-fleet","tag-force","tag-grounds","tag-landing","tag-report","tag-stealth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1782505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1782502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1782502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}