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FY ’21 Air Force Budget Could Shift Bomber Funds to B-21, Weighs Future of Bomber Force

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FY ’21 Air Force Budget Could Shift Bomber Funds to B-21, Weighs Future of Bomber Force
Weapons load crews assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct a training exercise on a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron with inert munitions at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force is considering whether to move funding from the B-1B Lancer program to buy additional next-generation B-21 bombers in the fiscal year 2021 budget, as changes are considered for the overall future of the aging bomber force. Accelerating procurement of the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-developed B-21 Raider is a priority for the service, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said Sept. 17 at a media roundtable at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space…

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