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Dyess Air Force Base Breaks Ground on First B-21-Only Facility
The 46,000-square-foot Mission Planning Facility in Abilene will support planning and communications for the B-21 Raider.
Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene broke ground Nov. 5 on a 46,000-square-foot Mission Planning Facility, the first military construction project at the base built solely for the B-21 Raider bomber mission.
The building will support operational planning and communications for the new bomber. It is being built to secure-site standards and will house systems tied to the aircraft's conventional and nuclear missions.
Dyess is one of the bases preparing to receive the B-21, the Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber. Earlier construction at the base, including a fuels complex that broke ground in December 2025, was not specific to the B-21 mission.
Figures of $28 million and $78 million have been cited for the facility, but neither the award amount nor the contractor has been confirmed by the Air Force or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz attended the ceremony and said Dyess will play a central role in the future of American air power.
A completion date for the facility was not announced.
