US Air Force F-16s conducted a pre-planned air strike in the vicinity of Tall Afar, Iraq, on Dec. 18—expending precision-guided munitions against a cave being used by Iraqi insurgents.
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.