‘With smartphone and flight tracking …’: Former B -2 pilot on Operation Midnight Hammer’s challenges
Retired General Robert Spelding who helped develop mission plans associated with B -2 bombers, commenting on the US Operation Midnight Hammer, who dropped bunkers bombers on Iran’s three nuclear sites, and said everything worked completely. Speaking to ABC News, Spelding stated that the mission prepared for decades, including widespread work on weapons and planning. Maintaining privacy is a major challenge for this operation, Spelding said, especially with smartphones and flight tracking in today’s connected world. “With smartphone and flight tracking nowadays, we should be responsible for all types of data that can tip the enemy,” Spelding said.No radar can detect B -2 bombers and its unique design contributes to secret facilities because it has no tail and any traditional torso. “B -2 has two bomb mines that can carry very large weapons, and these bunker -bombs bombs were specially designed to fit them,” Spelding said.
Mid-air refuelings for pilots, strict schedule
The B -2 bombers were in the air for more than 30 hours, there was a need to fill six to seven midar fuels, each of which took about 30 minutes. Spelding reported that there is a strict schedule of sleep and diet before and during the flight to keep the pilots alert during critical moments. With 172-Foot (52.4 m) Wingspain and Stealthy profile, B-2 can fly 6,000 knots without bombing fuel, but most of the missions such as the Midnight Hammer require multiple mid-air fuels.During the Operation Allied Force in 1999, B -2S took 31 -hour goals from Missouri to Kosovo, attacked 33 percent of the target in the first eight weeks, according to the Air Force, the Reuters said. In Iraq, the aircraft dropped more than 1.5 million pounds in 49 pruning. The Air Force has planned to replace B -2 and B -1 fleet with at least 100 B -21 attackers in the coming decades. The B -2 costs approximately $ 65,000 per hour, while B -1, compared to $ 60,000, revealed the Pentagon figures.
