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USAF Aircraft Production Accelerations in Bill for DoD Include $4.5 Billion for B-21 and $400 Million for F-47

USAF Aircraft Production Accelerations in Bill for DoD Include $4.5 Billion for B-21 and $400 Million for F-47
Industry concepts of Collaborative Combat Aircraft--the General Atomics' YFQ-42A (bottom) and the Anduril YFQ-44A (top) (U.S. Air Force Photo)

While shipbuilding and Golden Dome are two categories receiving $59 billion in in the $150 billion DoD reconciliation bill, U.S. Air Force aircraft programs also see a significant jump, including $4.5 billion to accelerate the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber, nearly $3.2 billion to increase production of the Boeing [BA] F-15EX Eagle II fighter, $678 million to accelerate Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones, $474 million for more EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft by L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and BAE Systems, $440 million…

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