Senator Schmitt Celebrates Key Wins for Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base, Military Readiness in the One Big Beautiful Bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), celebrated key wins in the One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed into law on July 4^th, 2025, that will strengthen Missouri’s defense industrial base and promote military readiness in the United States and across the globe.

“As home to Whiteman Air Force Base, which houses the B-2 spirit bombers that carried out the highly successful strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Missouri plays a crucial role in the defense capabilities and military readiness of the United States. The provisions secured in the One Big Beautiful Bill are strategic investments that will modernize and strengthen our state’s defense industrial base, military installations, and national security capabilities – both at home and abroad,” said Senator Schmitt.

The following wins for the U.S. Military in the One Big Beautiful Bill:

1. $400 million for the expedited production of the F-47: President Trump recently awarded the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) contract to Boeing, which will be produced in St. Louis.
2. $750 million for the F/A-XX Program: Boeing and Northrop Grumman are competing for this contract, which—if awarded to Boeing—will be executed in St. Louis.
3. $3.2 billion to procure F-15EX fighter jets: This investment will increase F-15EX output at Boeing’s factory in St. Louis over the next three years.
4. $4.5 billion for the expedited procurement of B-21 long range bomber aircrafts: Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB) in Missouri is the next Main Operating Base (MOB) for the B-21. This investment will strengthen the B-21 long range bomber fleet, which will be a major nuclear triad component for decades to come.
5. $440 million to produce the C-130J Aircraft: This investment will allow the Missouri National Guard’s 139^th Airlift Wing to recapitalize their aging C-130H fleet.
6. $100 million to produce MQ-25s: The MQ-25 is produced in the Boeing factory in St. Louis and are key for the U.S. Navy’s operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
7. $12 billion for United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Deterrence, which includes:
   1. $30 million for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
   2. $53 million for U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the Western Pacific.
   3. $365 million for U.S. Army exercises and operations in the Western Pacific.
   4. $35 million for additional manufacturing for INDOPACOM.
   5. $1 billion for offensive cyber operations.
   6. $500 million for personnel and operations.
8. $1 billion for Border Security and Counter-Drug Operations: This funding will support President Trump’s efforts to incorporate the Department of Defense (DoD) in border security and counter-drug operations.
9. $400 million for a Clean Audit of the DoD: The DoD has consistently failed to pass a financial audit. This funding will be used to support efforts to improve financial transparency and accountability.
10. $250 million for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Efforts in the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM): This funding will be used to integrate AI into the DoD’s cyber operations, which is critical for innovation and addressing workforce gaps.
11. $25 billion for an American Golden Dome: This program will lead to comprehensive homeland defense against intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Another reflection of Congressional Republicans putting America First into action.
12. $1 billion for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Facilities: This funding will advance efforts to expand and build out new production lines in the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), an NNSA facility in Missouri, which manufactures 80% of the nation’s non-nuclear components for the nuclear stockpile.
13. $29 billion to strengthen America’s Shipbuilding:
    1. $450 million for autonomy and artificial intelligence in shipbuilding.
    2. $4.6 billion for the Virginia-class Submarine program.
    3. $1.47 billion for multi-ship contracts for amphibious warships.

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