Flights temporarily suspended in the US 20 B-2 Spirit strategic bombers, in service with the country's air force. This decision was made by the US Air Force, US Air Force spokesperson Beth Del Vecchio says.
According to the US military, the suspension of flights is due to the need to conduct a thorough investigation of possible safety problems, which may occur during bomber flights.
Currently the only runway, used by B-2 aircraft, remains closed. It was closed after, how one of the American bombers made an emergency landing due to technical problems. The military will now check all B-2 aircraft used by the US Air Force.
The Air Force command promised, that as soon as experts check the condition of all aircraft, flights of strategic bombers will resume. Recall, that B-2 Spirit strategic bombers are designed to deliver conventional or nuclear weapons. They were used by the United States in a number of military conflicts of our time., including aggression against Yugoslavia, bombing targets in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
Almost all US Air Force B-2s are part of the 509th Bomb Wing, 8th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command. (AFGSC), with the exception of 1 Aircraft, assigned to the 412th test wing of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). used photos:Wikipedia / MilborneOne
