USAF forms its first “blended” wing arrangement, uniting active duty and Air National Guard airmen in a single wing, the 116th Air Control Wing, to operate and maintain the E-8C JSTARS surveillance aircraft fleet.
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.
