Pentagon to buy 404 F-35s over the next 5 years

According to Reuters, the Pentagon will announce its plan to buy 404 F-35s over the next five years in its defense budget this week.

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing fly in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 336th Air Refueling Squadron over the northwest 130514-F-BU402-887
By Msgt Donald Allen [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The plan will see the U.S. Air Force getting 243 F-35As, 45 planes fewer than planned. The other two services will get 97 F-35Bs and 64 F-35Cs. This will be an increase of 21 jets over that period.

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