The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard. Will lawmakers push back? (Senior Airman Kristine Legate/U.S. Air Force)
Defense News: US Air Force to mothball dozens of A-10s, F-15s and F-16s in FY22 budget
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force wants to send more than 200 aircraft to the boneyard with its fiscal 2022 budget request, freeing up $1.3 billion in savings that it can reinvest in cutting-edge technologies like its sixth-generation fighter and hypersonic weapons.
The Department of the Air Force, which released its budget request on May 28, requested a total of $173.7 billion — $156.3 billion for the Air Force and $17.4 billion for the Space Force.
Although research, development, test and evaluation costs for the Air Force increased from $26.6 billion to $28.8 billion, procurement fell from $26.1 billion to $22.9 billion.
U.S. Department Of Defense Proposed FY22 Budget Request For The U.S. Air Force
Air Force Will See Substantial Cuts to Aircraft Fleets in Biden's First Budget -- Military.com
Most Air Force manning remains flat while Space Force spikes in $174 billion budget request -- Air Force Times
US Air Force Details Proposed Cuts to Planes, Flying Hours -- Defense One
Air Force Asks to Retire 201 Aircraft in 2022 and Will Buy 91 New Ones -- Air Force Magazine
Air Force Hopes To Retire 201 Planes; Space Force Ask Up $2.2B -- Breaking Defense
Air Force Pushes to Counter China in 2022 Budget -- Air Force Magazine
Air Force seeks to cut dozens of aircraft, invest in the future in $156.3 billion spending plan -- Air Force Times
Why the Air Force wants to cut dozens of A-10s, everyone’s favorite close air support aircraft -- Task & Purpose
