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But for the same time period, the service&#8217;s FY17 funding profile for LRS-B is about $9.1 billion \u2013 a significant drop of about $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Budget observers took to Twitter Tuesday<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Feb. 9<\/span> after the initial budget rollout to lambaste the Air Force for cutting resources for the bomber. However, the reduction simply reflects the service\u2019s updated cost estimate for the program since awarding a contract to Northrop Grumman Oct. 27, Air Force deputy for budget Carolyn Gleason told reporters Tuesday<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Feb. 9<\/span> at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force was able to develop a more accurate cost estimate for the program over the next four years once the winning\u00a0contractor was selected, Gleason said. The program content for LRS-B has not changed over the last year, she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All that&#8217;s happened is we&#8217;ve had a new service cost estimate because we had a competition, we&#8217;ve downselected, we have a winner \u2014 we know that winner&#8217;s business strategy, their technology strategy,&#8221; Gleason said. &#8220;So that&#8217;s purely an update to a cost estimate that caused that delta \u2014 the program content is the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But although the Air Force has apparently built\u00a0its LRS-B funding profile around Northrop\u2019s cost estimate for program development, there is still a chance Northrop will not actually build the bomber. Boeing, which along with partner Lockheed Martin submitted the losing bid in the LRS-B competition, filed a protest in November with the Government Accountability Office. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">over the contract award.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO is expected to announce its final decision on the protest next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lseligman@defensenews.com\">lseligman@defensenews.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laraseligman\">@laraseligman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Air Force updated the cost estimate for the Long Range Strike-Bomber, reflecting a reduction in 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