US Air Force asks to retire 201 older aircraft, plans to invest in R&D and new aircraft

By Garrett Reim2021-05-28T23:57:00

Source: US Air Force

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.

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