Freedom Dorito

$2.1 billion per chip. No, it does not come with queso.

The unofficial shrine to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.

B-2 Spirit in flight

This is why we don't have free healthcare.

Totally worth it though
B-2 Spirit formation

When they say the dollar isn't backed by anything.

It's backed by 21 of these
B-2 Spirit stealth

Your entire military budget is my paint job.

Each repaint costs more than your house
B-2 Spirit front

POV: You just discovered oil.

Democracy inbound, ETA 6,000 nautical miles

Legacy of the Dorito

A brief history of the world's most expensive corn chip

B-2 Spirit Original
1989

First Flight

The Freedom Dorito takes to the skies for the first time. Radar operators worldwide begin questioning their equipment.

B-2 Spirit Operational
1997

Operational Deployment

Achieves initial operational capability. The Air Force now has the world's most expensive thing you can't see.

B-2 Spirit Combat
1999

Kosovo Combat Debut

First combat deployment during Operation Allied Force. Flew 30-hour round trips from Missouri. Yes, Missouri.

B-2 Spirit Operations
2001-2003

Afghanistan & Iraq

Opening night strikes in both wars. The Freedom Dorito doesn't do "fashionably late."

B-2 Spirit Libya
2011

Libya Operations

Opening strikes in Operation Odyssey Dawn. Flew from Missouri, dropped ordnance in Libya, home for dinner. Just a Tuesday.

B-2 Spirit Recent
2023

Yemen Strikes

Struck Houthi underground weapons storage. Because sometimes you need a $2B bomber to make a point about underground storage.

Technical Specs

Engineering so advanced, your taxes still can't fully explain it

Wingspan

172 ft

Wider than your cul-de-sac

Max Speed

Mach 0.95

Subsonic, because it doesn't need to rush

Payload

40,000 lbs

Of democracy

Range

6,000+ nm

Anywhere on Earth. Literally anywhere.

Service Ceiling

50,000 ft

Above your problems

Radar Cross-Section

???

Classified. You're welcome.

Memes & Culture

The internet's tribute to the greatest triangle since the Illuminati

Freedom Dorito meme

"My Uber Eats driver when I order from the restaurant across town"

Delivery fee: $2.1 billion

Freedom Dorito with F-35s

"When mom says we have Doritos at home"

The Doritos at home:

Freedom Dorito stealth

"You can't just throw money at a problem"

The US military: hold my $44.75 billion program budget

Freedom Dorito front view

"Corporate needs you to find the differences between these two pictures"

Dorito chip / B-2 Spirit — "They're the same picture"

Freedom Dorito

"Teacher: the test isn't that hard. The test:"

Spot the B-2 on radar. You have 0.3 seconds.

The Bill

Your tax dollars, hard at work being invisible

Unit Cost
$2.1B
Per dorito
Total Program
$44.75B
For 21 doritos
Cost Per Flight Hour
$130,159
Your Honda Civic per hour
Stealth Coating Maintenance
$3.4M
Per year, per dorito. It's sensitive skin.

Sources

Last updated: April 2026