Dyess breaks ground on $78 million B-21 mission-planning facility
Dyess Air Force Base has started a $78 million, 46,000-square-foot mission-planning facility as the first dedicated B-21 Raider building in a broader modernization program.
At a glance
- Mission Planning Facility value
- US$78 million
- Facility area
- 46,000 square feet
- Installation modernization roadmap
- Projected US$1.6 billion across more than 24 projects over the next decade
- Photograph capture date
- 2026-11-05
Dyess Air Force Base broke ground November 5 on a $78 million Mission Planning Facility designed specifically for future B-21 Raider operations. The 46,000-square-foot building will provide secure communications, planning areas and advanced workspaces for long-range strike missions.
The project is the first facility at Dyess built exclusively for the B-21 mission. It also anchors a projected $1.6 billion installation-modernization roadmap covering more than 24 military construction and renovation projects over the next decade. The broader program is expected to touch hangars, housing, childcare and support infrastructure while the base continues B-1 and airlift operations.
Col. Robert Sturgill Jr., commander of the 7th Bomb Wing and the installation, described the building as the operational center of the planned B-21 campus. Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz also joined the ceremony.
The Air Force announcement did not identify a completion date, construction contractor or an open solicitation. The $78 million figure applies to the mission-planning facility; it is separate from the projected $1.6 billion installation-wide roadmap.
Next step: construction is underway, but the Air Force has not announced a completion or B-21 arrival date.
Photo: Senior Air Force leaders, elected officials and construction partners at the November 5 groundbreaking. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Neal, public domain. Photograph record.
Source: 7th Bomb Wing announcement, reviewed November 11, 2026.
What happens next
Construction is underway; the Air Force source did not announce a completion date or B-21 arrival date.
Source for this milestone →Why it matters for the industry
The $78 million secure mission-planning building is the first dedicated B-21 facility at Dyess and anchors a broader installation modernization pipeline; the announcement is not an open procurement.
Supporting source →Sources & reporting
- 7th Bomb Wing project announcement · 2026-11-06
- DVIDS photograph record · 2026-11-05
Sources checked 2026-11-11.