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Omnibus Language Advises $5.9 Billion Add to U.S. Air Force Procurement

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 20th, 2022

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Omnibus Language Advises $5.9 Billion Add to U.S. Air Force Procurement

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

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…

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