The US Air Force Wants to Double Its Infrastructure Budget Next Year

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The Air Force is hoping to invest in improved hangars for its sixth-generation aircraft—not least because of concerns about espionage.

The US Air Force is asking for more than double last year’s budget for construction and maintenance as it gets ready to receive several new platforms in the near future.  

The B-21 Raider bomber and the F-47 fighter jet, America’s first two sixth-generation aircraft, will require new infrastructure to operate safely.

Billions More for Infrastructure in Air Force’s FY27 Request

The combined military construction and facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization budgets cover a wide range of infrastructure, including new runways, fighter jet hangars, and even family housing on base.  

Last year, the Air Force received $13 billion for construction and........

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