U.S. Air Force plans to buy newest F-15X fighter aircraft
Dec 22, 2018
The U.S. Air Force has plans to purchase 12 newest F-15X fighter aircraft to replace ageing fleet of F-15C/D in service of the Air National Guard.
The Pentagon is planning to request $1.2 billion for 12 new F-15X fighter aircraft, the newest version of the decades-old jet, in its fiscal year 2020 budget request, according to two people familiar with the decision who asked not to be named because it’s not yet official.
According to Bloomberg Government, the decision to buy the newest kind of F-15 aircraft comes from the Pentagon’s top leadership, including with some prodding from Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, and not the Air Force, which would be flying the planes.
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