Pacific Air Forces has kicked off the third Red Flag-Alaska of the year. The exercise being flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases in Alaska will run through July 27.
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.
