B-2s not ready for overseas deployment, says AF chief of staff

The B-2 stealth bomber is still not ready to be deployed in forward positions, according to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper, even though the Pentagon has awarded a $12 million contract to build four specially designed shelters to protect the aircraft. "This is going to require considerable...

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