Goldfein: Air Force to weigh B-1 retirement plan in FY-21 budget

By Courtney Albon / September 17, 2019 at 3:52 PM
The Air Force is considering retiring a portion of the B-1 fleet as part of its fiscal year 2021 budget request in order to shift funds to other major modernization and procurement efforts within the bomber fleet. Speaking to reporters today at the Air Force Association's annual conference, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said he could not talk in much detail about the FY-21 request -- which service officials have said will include major funding shifts and will likely...

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