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Air Force orders new $546 billion 7th-generation bomber to consume remainder of DoD budget

Air Force orders new $546 billion 7th-generation bomber to consume remainder of DoD budget

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Oct 05, 2022
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THE PENTAGON — The Air Force quietly announced on Sunday that it had placed an order with Lockheed for a new $546 billion-dollar, 7th-generation bomber aircraft, tentatively called the Lightning Hammer Thunderbolt III.

“It’s not that we don’t appreciate the fiscal constraints placed upon the military during this time of tightening budgets, it’s just that…

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