Operation Midnight Hammer, executed in June 2025, marked a significant demonstration of U.S. airpower, with nine B-2 Spirit stealth bombers striking fortified Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz. The operation, which deployed nearly half of the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 fleet, underscored the potency of American strategic air capabilities but simultaneously exposed a critical … Leggi tutto The Imperative for Expanding the U.S. Strategic Bomber Fleet: The B-21 Raider and the Geopolitical Necessity of Scaling Stealth Capacity for 21st-Century Deterrence