S1784 Summary

• Supports the United States Air Force's October 2015 decision to award the Long-Range Strike Bomber contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation

• Affirms that Northrop Grumman is the only company with experience designing, building, and maintaining long-range stealth bombers, demonstrated through its production of the B-2 Spirit aircraft

• Notes that the Government Accountability Office rejected protests from two other bidders on February 16, 2016, and upheld the Air Force's contract award

• Asserts that further efforts to overturn the Air Force's decision could harm national security and encourages elected officials to support the Air Force's determinations on defense contracts