The Air Force's fiscal year 2024 budget request will include further divestments from aging aircraft to make way for next-generation platforms and programs, service Secretary Frank Kendall said today. For years, the Air Force has sought to retire aircraft that don’t have the capabilities for modern fights. Those aircraft become more costly to maintain each year without providing the edge the service needs, Kendall told attendees of a conference in Arlington, VA sponsored by Defense News. Among the aircraft...
