Air Force Ramps Up Spending on Next-Generation Stealth Bomber

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Air Force Ramps Up Spending on Next-Generation Stealth Bomber
 8 Apr 2022
Military.com | By Jonathan Lehrfeld

The Air Force awarded a $108 million deal Wednesday to a defense contractor to start acquiring parts for the B-21 Raider program -- the upcoming fleet of long-range strike bombers that will soon consume a major portion of the service's budget.

The B-21 Raider project is projected to cost the Air Force $5 billion next year, including $3.25 billion for research and development. That's the largest aircraft research project the Air Force has in the works, and a significant portion of its roughly $169.5 billion proposed budget for fiscal 2023.
 
Most details about the program are shielded by a thick layer of classification as the Pentagon works to ensure the bombers and their advanced stealth capabilities can surprise potential foes, with only general details about production and cost publicly revealed as part of the budgeting process.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/08/air-force-ramps-spending-next-generation-stealth-bomber.html

[SZonian]

0.029 or slightly less than 3% is a "major portion" and "significant portion" or the USAF's budget?  Must be common core type math.

The writers at most of these publications are nothing more than previous drama majors who couldn't get a job elsewhere.