According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, a new US military study would recommend reducing operations at the Cheyenne Mountain complex in Colorado Springs, Colo. Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of NORAD and US Northern Command, directed the study, which the Gazette reports is slated for release next month.
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.