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A photo of the U.S. Capitol building at sunrise. Official   Architect of the Capitol photo via Flickr.   Senate Passes Bill to End Shutdown,  Keep Air Force Working on E-7 By Courtney Albon and Greg Hadley The Senate voted Nov. 10 to approve a stopgap funding bill that would  reopen the federal government and keep it funded through January,  a significant step toward ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

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  Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

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Pictured is the second B-21 taking off from Palmdale, Calif. on Sept. 11th to join the U.S. Air Force’s flight testing at Edwards AFB, Calif. (Northrop Grumman Photo)

The U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman [NOC] may have a crew of one pilot and one weapons systems officer (WSO) instead of two pilots, as previously planned. On August 15, then Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) commander Gen. Thomas Bussiere approved the switch in a memo to Air Force leadership--the rationale being to allow a more ready fusion of radar, electromagnetic spectrum, sensor and battle management data for operators of the future bomber.