The Mitchell Institute is calling for more Air Force fighter jets in a report to be released Thursday morning while warning of the "downward spiral" of the fighter force. The report centers on what Mitchell sees as the imminent need for more fifth-generation fighter aircraft and squadrons to create an effective deterrent. Mitchell shared the report with journalists at a lunch roundtable briefing Wednesday. “The state of the Air Force’s fighter inventory is absolutely a dumpster fire, point blank,” Institute...
