"No more ‘divest to invest,’” aviation expert Heather Penney said, arguing that the Air Force needs to dramatically boost its F-47 and B-21 acquisition.
The bills passed as part of the deal that ended the longest U.S. government shutdown in history include billions of dollars for the Air Force and Navy.
The service hopes having two B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base will allow it to begin testing the bomber's weapons integration and critical mission systems.
