The B-2 Spirit is still the most expensive aircraft on Earth, and it is flying 👻 Built in the late Cold War, the B 2 Spirit first flew in 1989 and still tops the charts as the most expensive aircraft ever, with a price tag of roughly 2.2 billion dollars once the full program cost is divided per jet. Only 21 were ever produced, and each can haul around 40,000 pounds of weapons while staying hard to see on radar, so governments treat it like a rare strategic asset instead of a normal bomber. Decades after its first 30 hour nonstop strike from Missouri to Kosovo and back, it still shows how much nations are willing to pay for reach and invisibility in the sky. #DefenseTech #MilitaryHistory #StealthWealth #AviationFacts #PowerPlays