The B21 will be here for 50 years and the development, the weapon systems and so forth will be developed over the next 25 to 30 years. So this is really exciting to be in on the ground floor. We've done really close to about $1.6 billion in additional investments at Ellsworth Air Force Base in the last three years. The purpose, to get ready for the B21. New landing strip out there right now, new Runway, but then also a weapons generation facility for nuclear weapons in the future. (00:42–00:51)
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