The Navy is keeping classified the amount of Fiscal Year 2022 money it wants to develop the next-generation fighter aircraft set to replace the fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, according to service budget documents. The Navy’s FY 2022 budget justification documents withhold the amount of dollars the service is putting toward the Next Generation Air […]
The US Air Force is asking the US Congress to let it retire 201 aircraft in fiscal year 2022, in order to reinvest savings from not operating and maintaining those aircraft into research and development, as well as procurement of next-generation aircraft and weapons.
The Department’s $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force’s budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force’s budget of $17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase from FY 2021.,
The Department’s $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force’s budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force’s budget of $17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase from FY 2021., News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions
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In March, the Air Force accepted the first F-15EX, the first new fourth-generation fighter in 20 years.
The F-15EX is based on a proven design and will replace jets that are close to their breaking points.
But critics say that in the wars of the future, a jet like the F-15EX is just an expensive target.
In March, the Air Force accepted its newest fighter, the F-15EX, the first new fourth-generation fighter in over two decades.
At a ceremony to mark the occasion, Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Mike Loh said the fighter s arrival is very timely, as the Air Force must ensure that we have the most capable combat aircraft defending our shores during this time of great-power competition.