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