Washington. July 22. INTERFAX-The US Air Force plans to abandon modernization and withdraw from combat more than 180 combat aircraft that have served their time in order to free up funds for the purchase of new weapons within the framework of the new defense budget for 2022, it follows from the documents considered in the US Senate.
According to the BBC, this will save $1.34 billion in the new financial year, which begins on October 1 of this year. In particular, it is proposed to remove from service 42 A-10S attack aircraft, 48 A-15C/D and 47 F-16C/D fighters, as well as 14 KC-10 and 18 RC-135 tanker aircraft and 13 C-130H military transport aircraft.
