A year ago this week, the process of privatizing base housing at Hanscom AFB, Mass., began, and is now moving on to the next phase, which includes demolishing the first 80 of the base’s unoccupied old housing units to make way for new houses. American Eagle Communities, which took over ownership and management of Hanscom housing, expects to begin the next phase by December 1, according to Hanscom officials. The company plans to build a total of 784 new homes under the base’s housing initiative.
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.
