Ellsworth空军基地在一个129.5M项目中更新了新的B-21轰炸机跑道。 Ellsworth Air Force Base upgrades runway for new B-21 bombers in a $129.5M project.

南达科他州的埃尔斯沃思空军基地正在重建跑道,以备新的B-21轰炸机抵达,建造工作定于11月底前完成。 Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota is rebuilding its runway for the arrival of the new B-21 bombers, with construction set to finish by November. 这一1.295亿美元的项目包括更换100 000多吨混凝土和100 000平方码沥青。 The $129.5 million project includes replacing over 100,000 tons of concrete and 100,000 square yards of asphalt. 跑道每50年需要更新一次,该基地最终将接待17架B-21轰炸机和800名飞行员。 The runway needed updates every 50 years, and the base will eventually host 17 B-21 bombers and 800 airmen. 这些升级是更大的10亿美元计划的一部分,该计划旨在容纳新的隐形轰炸机,使基地人口增加约4 000人,包括家庭和人员。 The upgrades are part of a larger $1 billion plan to accommodate the new stealth bombers and increase the base population by about 4,000 people, including families and personnel.