A United States B-2 stealth bomber conducted an anti-ship weapon test in northern Norway near Russia's Arctic waters, demonstrating its precision maritime strike capabilities.

Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment.

Why It Matters

Facing growing maritime threats from adversaries including China—which operates the world's largest navy by hull count—and Russia , the U.S. has been enhancing its ship-sinking capabilities by developing advanced weapons such as the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and modified precision-guided bombs known as QUICKSINK .

The bomb-drop test, conducted in the Norwegian Sea off Andøya Island in northern Norway on September 3, came as the U.S. and its NATO allies formed a naval task group to conduct an operation in the

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