The decision by U.S. House defense overseers to authorize continued funding for Next Generation Bomber studies has buoyed the hopes of Senate bomber advocates, even though Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to wait before spending more.
“We’re going to do everything we can to keep that program alive and keep it going,” said Sen. John Thune (S.D.), senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee. Thune, whose state was a likely candidate for a long-range strike bomber base, has been a vocal critic of Gates’ plan to delay further research on the bomber. Gates has told lawmakers he wants to suspend related funding until after the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Nuclear Posture Review are completed.
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