U.S. Air Force Seeks $3.74 Billion for New Bomber Program
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The U.S. Air Force is requesting $3.74 billion in its five-year budget for research and development of a new class of long-range strike systems that may include a new bomber, missiles and drones.
The Air Force is seeking an initial $197 million in fiscal 2012, which begins Oct. 1, to begin developing a new bomber, the military service said in an e-mail. Nearly three-fourths of the total funding will be spent in fiscal years 2015 and 2016, with the goal of “strike capability across the spectrum of conflict in the 2020-2030 timeframe,” it said.