President Joe Biden’s new defense budget reveals a startling change of course from what the Air Force has previously said it needs. For fiscal year 2023, the service has requested the purchase of just 33 F-35s, 15 less than in FY22 so it can purchase more F-15EXs.
In a new op-ed, JV Venable of the Heritage Foundation goes deep on Air Force budget figures to answer the question of which is more expenses, the F-35A or F-15EX.