THE AVIATIONIST · DEFENSE
USAF NEEDS ‘1,509 COMBAT-READY JETS’ BY 2035, ACCORDING TO SERVICE REPORT TO CONGRESS...
A service report sent to Congress proposes a combat capable force of 1,509 fighters by 2035, which is more than the USAF has available today, posing serious questions about funding and aircraft delivery.
SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.