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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia
Aviation enthusiasts have monitored at least two flights of multiple B-2 Spirit bombers transiting from Whiteman AFB to the strategic Indian Ocean outpost
Though B-2 Spirits do not use the necessary transponder modes that online flight tracking websites use to display aircraft positions, they do usually correspond with the relevant air traffic control authorities when travelling through friendly airspace. With the remote nature of Diego Garcia, over a thousand miles from the nearest landmass, once aircraft destined for the UK-administered outpost approach the islands it is often no longer possible to monitor their progress using the aforementioned websites. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force)The MOP is an extraordinarily large 30,000 lb class weapon that is the spiritual successor to the Second World War era T-12 Cloudmaker and Grand Slam ‘earthquake’ bombs.
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