On Thursday night, an attack mission against the Houthis in western Yemen was carried out by B-2A bombers from the 13th Bomb Squadron, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Each bomber was equipped with “Mark-84” 2,000-pound bombs, fitted with JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) kits to increase the precision of the strikes.
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Before this mission, it is believed that the last combat operation of the B-2 “Spirit” strategic bomber took place on January 18, 2017, during a bombing of an ISIS training camp near the coastal city of Sirte, Libya.
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This operation was conducted on the last day of Barack Obama’s presidency and involved two B-2As from the 509th Bomb Wing, flying for over 30 hours from Whiteman Air Force Base to Libya.
During the mission, around 108 500-pound bombs, also equipped with JDAM kits, were dropped on the training camp, resulting in the death of at least 80 ISIS militants.
Tonight’s mission marks the return of the B-2 “Spirit” to combat, once again demonstrating its strategic and stealth capabilities in complex military operations.
Source: U.S. Central Command – X @CENTCOM. Video: X @sentdefender. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.