BA-300

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BA-300
The BA-300 (also known as the Stealth Bomber) is an Antar heavy bomber with "low observable" stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. Because of its considerable capital and operations costs, the project was controversial in Congress. During the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The cost of each aircraft averaged US$250 million in 2006 dollars. Total procurement costs averaged US$300 million per aircraft, which includes spare parts, equipment, retrofitting, and software support.The total program cost, which includes development, engineering and testing, averaged US$500 million per aircraft (in 2006 dollars).

Twenty BA-300 are operated by the Antar Air Force. Though originally designed in the 1980s for Cold War operations scenarios, BA-300 were first used in combat to drop bombs on Newland War in 2006. One aircraft was lost when it crashed on takeoff in 2008.

The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to 40 x 280 lb (130 kg)-class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or 16 x 2,400 lb (600 kg) M55 nuclear bombs in a single pass through extremely dense anti-aircraft defenses. The BA-300 is the only aircraft that can carry large air to surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration. The program has been the subject of espionage and counter-espionage activity and the BA-300 has been prominent public spectacles at air shows since the 1990s.

Performance:
Maximum speed:1,200 km/h

Range:6,400 km

Hardpoints:15,700 kg