These Are The Planes And Helicopters That The U.S. Air Force Wants To Buy In 2020

Here’s the US Defense Department’s fiscal 2020 budget request for aircraft programs. Excluding one-off buy of 22 used F-5s from Switzerland, overall aircraft procurement would decline compared to FY19. pic.twitter.com/lmtJPBGE5N

— Steve Trimble (@TheDEWLine) March 12, 2019

Popular Mechanics: The Pentagon’s 2020 Budget Asks for Nearly 380 Aircraft, But One Buy Is Raising Eyebrows

Fighters are down, but helicopters are up.

The Trump Administration’s 2020 Budget is out, and the Pentagon is asking for 17 more aircraft than it received in 2019. A quick tally of the aircraft shows the number of fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles the services are asking for is down slightly, while the number of helicopters is up. Also, the Air Force is purchasing eight new F-15s in a deal that smells fishy, given the Acting Secretary of Defense’s work career.

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WNU Editor: The 8 new F-15EXs caught my eye.