EnergyReader · 2026-08-10 09:36

Pentagon's B-2 Cost History Echoes in $58.5 Billion AI Budget Request

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 10, 2026

The Pentagon's fiscal year 2027 budget requests $58.5 billion for artificial intelligence and combined joint all-domain command-and-control, a figure that lands with more context when set against the history of what Washington once paid to fly a stealth bomber.

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