House, Senate lawmakers agree to limit Air Force ability to retire fighter aircraft

By Jason Sherman / November 16, 2017 at 1:52 PM
House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation to set the size of the Air Force's current fighter aircraft fleet as a floor, blocking the service from unilaterally retiring any fighter or attack aircraft through 2022. The lawmakers are concerned about Air Force fighter capacity in light of operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan as well as the reported advancing military capabilities of China, Russia and North Korea. The conference version of the House and Senate Armed Services committees' fiscal...

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