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B-21 Raider

Air ForceProcurementReconciledBLIB02100
What it is
B-21 Raider (budget line B02100) is a U.S. Air Force procurement line funded in the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force account. The line funds procurement of the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's next-generation strategic bomber, including aircraft flyaway costs, producibility improvements, support equipment, alternate mission equipment, training, spares, depot standup, and engineering change orders.
What changed
+$2.95B FY25→26 P-1 TOA · PB2026
Who gets it
No contract award is linked to this line. Lobbying — not a contract Northrop Grumman Corporation, BAE Systems PLC named this program in Senate lobbying filings. See the filings →

Budget figures

FY24 Actuals
$2.27BP-1 TOA · PB2026
FY25 Enacted
$2.60BP-1 TOA · PB2026
FY26 Request
$5.55BP-1 TOA · PB2026
37.8% reconciliation

$3.45B discretionary + $2.10B one-time reconciliation. Discretionary change vs FY2025 enacted: +32.7%.

FY25→26 Change
+$2.95BP-1 TOA · PB2026

Two official figures, one label— reconciled below

Fiscal Receipts uses P-1/R-1 workbook total obligation authority (TOA) as the headline figure sitewide. The workbook TOA includes budget rows that the R-2/P-40 J-book program line excludes — advance procurement in an ordinary year, and in FY2026 the one-time reconciliation appropriation as well. Each row below names the one it is. How the two bases relate →

FY26 Request · $5.55B TOA − $3.45B J-book line = 2.10B (5,551.2 − 3,452.1 = 2,099.1) — $2.10B of one-time FY2026 reconciliation money accounts for this gap — not advance procurement

Figures in the sentence are rounded for reading; the parenthesised arithmetic is the same subtraction in USD millions, at the precision where it closes.

Data coverage

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget trajectory

The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.
The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.FY24: $2.27BFY25: $2.60BFY26: $5.55BFY24FY25FY26
Budget trajectory: one row per fiscal year, carrying the summary figure the sparkline plots. Every figure opens its own citation.
Fiscal yearAmount
FY24$2.27B
FY25$2.60B
FY26$5.55B

All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026

Decade view

P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition

5 fiscal years of this program as published (FY2022–FY2026): a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line rises across the span. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.
5 fiscal years of this program as published (FY2022–FY2026): a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line rises across the span. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.FY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

Decade series values by fiscal year and President's Budget edition: one row per series (actuals, enacted, request), one column per fiscal year. Every figure opens its own citation.
SeriesFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$108.0M$1.71B$2.27B
Enacted–$1.65B$2.33B$2.60B
Request––$2.33B$2.68B$5.55B

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $2.33B for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $2.27B as actual total obligation authority — $54.4M below the request. 2,270.7 − 2,325.1 = -54.4 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.

Program lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Description — B-21 Raider

Funding includes aircraft flyaway costs, producibility improvements/incentives towards the active management strategy, support equipment, alternate mission equipment, training, spares, depot standup, engineering change orders and other government costs such as program support costs. In addition, funding may support Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and/or obsolescence issues. DMSMS activities may include, but are not limited to, bridge buys, life of type buys, buys to protect production schedule, and minor engineering efforts. This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress. For further information, please contact the Director of Special Programs, OUSD(A&S)/DSP. The FY 2026 request for B-21 Raider includes $2,590,116 thousand of discretionary and $2,099,126 thousand of mandatory (reconciliation) for a total of $4,689,242 thousands. The enhancement portion funds expansion of capacity for B-21. Further information for this reconciliation request is provided in Section 20008 of the Reconciliation Exhibit. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 0101110F.

Justification

Justification — B-21 Raider

This program is reported in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report to Congress. For further information, please contact the Director of Special Programs, OUSD(A&S)/DSP.

Budget line items(workbook-cited)

P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.

Exhibit P-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Aircraft Procurement, Air ForceFFY24 Actuals$2.27B
Aircraft Procurement, Air ForceFFY25 Enacted$2.60B
Aircraft Procurement, Air ForceFFY26 Disc. Request$3.45B
Aircraft Procurement, Air ForceFFY26 Reconciliation$2.10B
Aircraft Procurement, Air ForceFFY26 Total$5.55B

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.

Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$1.71B$2.27B$2.60B$3.45B$3.45B

Follow the dollar

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.

Lobbying mentions

12 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212026matched a known alias

HR 9495 - FY27 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 8800 - FY27 DOD Authorization bill…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212026matched a known alias

HR 4016/S 2572 - FY26 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 3838/S 2296 - FY26 DOD…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212025matched a known alias

HR 4016 - FY26 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D FY26 DOD Authorization bill - GBSD, B-21…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212025matched a known alias

HR 4016/S 2572 - FY26 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 3838/S 2296 - FY26 DOD…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212025matched a known alias

HR 8774/S. 4921 - FY25 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 8070/S 4638 - FY25 DOD…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212025matched a known alias

HR 4016/S 2572 - FY26 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 3838/S 2296 - FY26 DOD…

BAE SYSTEMS INCB-212024matched a known alias

Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2024 (HR 4365/S 2587; PL 118-47) and Further Consolidated Appropriations…

BAE SYSTEMS INCB-212024matched a known alias

Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2025 (HR 8774/S XXXX); provisions regarding R&D-Army, Navy/USMC, Air…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212024matched a known alias

HR 8774 / S 4921 - FY25 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 8070 / S 4638 - FY25 DOD…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212024matched a known alias

HR 8774 - FY25 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 8070/S 4638 - FY25 DOD Authorization…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212024matched a known alias

HR 8774 / S 4921 - FY25 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 8070 / S 4638 - FY25 DOD…

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONB-212024matched a known alias

HR 4365/S 2587 - FY24 Defense Appropriations bill - B-21, Triton, Global Hawk, E-2D HR 2670/S 2226 - FY24 DOD…

Oversight

Department-level designation (not specific to this program)

GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not B-21 Raider. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.

Program dossier

Every sentence below carries its citation — warehouse figures open the citation panel, news claims link the cached source.

Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1,938 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →

Correction

1 claim removed: it cited a source the site could not resolve.

What it is

  • B-21 Raider (budget line B02100) is a U.S. Air Force procurement line funded in the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force account.
  • The line funds procurement of the B-21 Raider, the Air Force's next-generation strategic bomber, including aircraft flyaway costs, producibility improvements, support equipment, alternate mission equipment, training, spares, depot standup, and engineering change orders.
  • Funding may also address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and obsolescence, through activities such as bridge buys, life-of-type buys, and buys to protect the production schedule.
  • The B-21 is a special-access program: it is reported to Congress in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 119(a)(1) in the Special Access Program Annual Report, and detailed public justification is limited.

Why it matters

  • The line's total funding is $5,551,242 thousand (about $5.55 billion) requested for FY2026, up from $2,600,468 thousand enacted in FY2025.
  • In FY2024 the line recorded actual spending of $2,270,693 thousand (about $2.27 billion), so the FY2026 request roughly doubles the recent execution level.
  • The FY2026 request is split between a discretionary request of $3,452,116 thousand (about $3.45 billion) and a reconciliation (mandatory) request of $2,099,126 thousand (about $2.10 billion).
  • The mandatory (reconciliation) portion of the request is $2,099,126 thousand, a large share of the year's growth.
  • The program's own justification states that the enhancement portion of the FY2026 request funds expansion of production capacity for the B-21, with further detail provided in Section 20008 of the Reconciliation Exhibit.

Key players

  • The line is run by the U.S. Air Force, with funding drawn from the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force appropriation.
  • Because the B-21 is a special-access program, oversight and public reporting run through the Director of Special Programs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)/DSP).

Primary sources

Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.

Budget totals · TOA sources

Detailed budget justification

The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.