India, July 1 -- A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber played a key role in the sinking of the decommissioned USS Juneau during a major live-fire exercise, marking the first publicly acknowledged use of a ship-killing missile from the stealth aircraft in a maritime strike scenario.

The sinking took place on June 27 during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026, a large-scale US and allied military drill in the Philippine Sea that brought together air, surface, submarine, and special operations forces.

According to Air & Space Forces Magazine, the B-2 Spirit, operated by the US Air Force, launched an AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) at the USS Juneau during the exercise north of the Mariana Islands.

This marks the first publicly confirmed inst...