More Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill

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Fri, June 17, 2022, 3:46 AM
WASHINGTON — The Air Force could finally get its chance to start retiring some of its older A-10 Warthog attack planes.
F-22s, F-35s and the Wedgetail :
According to an executive summary released by the committee, the Senate NDAA would also block the Air Force’s plans to retire 33 Block 20 F-22 fighters until the service submits a detailed written plan for how it would train F-22 aircrew without them. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in March those F-22s are not combat-capable and are primarily being used for training.This NDAA would also grant the Air Force’s request in its wish list for more F-35A fighter jets and EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft.It authorizes funding for four new Compass Calls and seven more F-35As, which were on the Air Force’s unfunded priorities list. Those additional F-35As would bring the total number the Air Force would procure in 2023 to 40.

And the Senate wants the F-35 Joint Program Office to provide an assessment of the business case for the future engine strategy for the fighter.
The NDAA would also fully fund the Navy and Marine Corps’ request for 15 F-35Bs and 13 F-35Cs, as well as 12 CH-53K helicopters, five E-2D Hawkeye aircraft, five KC-130J tankers, three MQ-4 Triton surveillance drones and four MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drones.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-retirements-more-air-force-204608524.html
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