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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia

https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/26/b-2-unannounced-deployment-diego-garcia/

The U.S. is actively carrying out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, and B-2s have previously been employed as part of these operations. However, these sorties were flown directly from Whiteman AFB. It is unlikely that operations against the Houthis, who have only limited air defense capabilities, would warrant such a large forward deployment of America’s premier stealth strike capability.

Instead, the thoughts of many commentators have turned towards Iran. The Trump administration has reintroduced strict sanctions against Iran, aiming to dissuade the Iranian government from pursuing a nuclear weapons capability.

President Trump reportedly told Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei in a letter that Iran must either agree to a deal or face military consequences. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz told CBS News on Sunday (Mar. 23) that “all options are on the table”.

If the U.S. were to conduct airstrikes against Iran, the B-2 would be one of the first platforms to be considered. Though the bombers are now reaching a fair age, their stealth features remain world class. Perhaps just as importantly, the B-2 Spirit is currently the only aircraft in the U.S. inventory cleared to operationally carry and deploy the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). Two MOPs can be carried per aircraft.