F-22s Again Targeted For Retirement In USAF Budget

Brian Everstine March 13, 2023

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Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force is again asking for permission from Congress to retire hundreds of aircraft, including another attempt to cut Lockheed Martin F-22s as it hopes to free up more funding for modernization. The fiscal 2024 budget request, unveiled March 13, calls for the retirement of 310 aircraft...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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