
The U.S. Air Force receives a $5.9 billion procurement boost in fiscal 2023—just behind the U.S. Navy’s $6.5 billion increase—in the defense portion of the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations bill. Out of the $54.1 billion recommended for Air Force procurement, among the biggest increases to unclassified programs are $1.7 billion added for 16 Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J transports for the Air National Guard; about $567 million for the Lockheed Martin F-35, including $115 million for a unit cost increase; nearly…