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.
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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