"The Air Force just got a burst of extra funding for its new strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile programs, with hundreds of millions of dollars tucked into last week's government shutdown deal. The money will go to construction projects supporting the B-21 Raider and Sentinel ICBM, both of which are high priorities for the Air Force amid efforts to modernize its platforms capable of delivering nuclear weapons."
"The spending package provides the Air Force with $3.9 billion for military construction projects, more than $200 million above the service's budget request for fiscal year 2026. Roughly $850 million is designated for infrastructure supporting the B-21 and Sentinel. Air Force bases like Ellsworth, Whiteman, and Dyess - which will house the B-21 for training and main operations - received money to build flight simulators, specialized hangars, mission planning facilities, a weapons release storage system, and a radio-frequency hangar."
The spending package provides $3.9 billion for military construction, about $200 million above the Air Force’s FY2026 request. Approximately $850 million is allocated for infrastructure supporting the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel ICBM. Funding will finance flight simulators, specialized hangars, mission planning facilities, weapons release storage, and a radio-frequency hangar at bases including Ellsworth, Whiteman, and Dyess. The B-21 will be delivered first to Ellsworth and is the successor to the B-2, featuring next-generation software, weapons, and stealth. The Air Force expects to buy about 100 bombers by the mid-2030s. Nuclear modernization remains a priority despite some cost overruns and program delays.
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