The B-2 is also set to carry the newer GBU-72 Advanced 5k Penetrator bomb, which uses a BLU-138 warhead along with a Joint Direct Attack Munition GPS guidance tail kit. This bomb was first tested three years ago and could be fielded operationally on the B-2 based on the original schedule.

It was the first time the U.S. used these stealth bombers against the Houthis, who have targeted commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The U.S. announced late Wednesday that it had conducted multiple strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, targeting its underground bunkers with stealth bombers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement online that its forces had conducted “multiple,

The US says it has carried out "precision strikes" against five weapons storage locations in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were part of the operation that targeted hardened underground facilities housing missiles and other munitions that the Iran-backed group had used to attack civilian and military ships.

The Pentagon said the U.S. launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 stealth bombers. The strikes targeted five underground weapons facilities. NBC News' Meagan Fitzgerald reports on the first time that the U.

U.S. military forces hit underground weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of north-western areas of Yemen overnight, targeting the Iran-backed group's ability to attack vessels in the Red Sea.