More than $1 billion to be invested in Missouri’s military aviation industry
- December 17, 2015
Provisions in the omnibus bill include:
- $1 billion for seven EA-18G Growlers and five F-18E/F Super Hornets – built at Boeing’s St. Louis facility
- $29.5 million for the construction of a 70,000-square-foot facility at Whiteman Air Force Base to enhance U.S. strategic stealth bomber and deterrence capabilities
- $128.2 million for upgrades to C-130 aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base