The weekend saw more air strikes in Iraq. On Nov. 6, USAF F-16s and US Navy F-14s used precision guided munitions to strike Iraqi insurgents in the area of Al Qaim. On Nov. 5, USAF F-16s struck a building used by insurgents in the vicinity of Husaybah. On Nov. 4, F-16s launched a PGM striking an insurgent mortar firing location in the vicinity of Baquba.
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.
