The B-2 fleet is small—fewer than two dozen aircraft were ever built—and every mission involves extraordinary levels of secrecy and support. Any confirmed shootdown would trigger immediate international consequences, emergency recovery efforts, and long-term strategic fallout. The absence of such evidence speaks louder than speculation.
Today, as geopolitical tensions rise and next-generation systems like the B-21 Raider emerge, the B-2 Spirit remains a symbol of American airpower, advanced aerospace engineering, and strategic deterrence. Its losses, though rare and costly, have been transparent and technical in nature, not the result of hostile fire.
