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Nicknamed as “ghost”, this plane is originally from the cold war and is characterized by being undetectable and being able to load up to 40 thousand pounds.
A Stealth B-2 bomber, the monument to Washington in the National Mall, during the celebrations of the Independence Day in Washington DC on July 4, 2020. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
During the conflict between Israel and Iran have been used various projectiles and armamentsbut one of the most sued is from the US It is considered the only weapon that could destroy the nuclear facilities that are buried in Iranian territory.
This is the GBU-57 pump or “Buker BUSter “, one 13 -ton ojiva that has the ability to sink dozens of low meters the surface before exploiting.
But this armament needs a means of transport to be able to launch it, and There are US aircraft B-2.
These planes are the only ones capable of launching this pump, and they are bomber Strategic whose design originated in the times of the Cold War.
Recently, these planes were deployed in early May at the American base of Diego García, located in the Indian Ocean.
According to Masao Dahlgren, weapons specialist at the CSIS Research Center in Washington, these B-2, due to their long range, can take off from the US. “to the Middle East to carry out bombings, because it has already been made befores “.
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According to local media such as Infobae, These planes have an estimated cost of US $ 1,000 100 million, and is designed specifically to penetrate air defense systems and be able to mobilize without being detected.
Also nicknamed as “ghost”, the B-2 can transport up to 40 thousand poundsthe equivalent of two GBU-57 pumps.
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