The Northrop team's ATB design was selected over the Lockheed/Rockwell design on 20 October 1981. The Northrop design received the designation B-2 and the name "Spirit".
The Northrop team's ATB design was chosen for the B-2 bomber project on October 20, 1981, over the Lockheed/Rockwell design. This selection resulted in the designation of the aircraft as the B-2 and its name being "Spirit".