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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), also called the Lightning II,
is a strike fighter airplane being procured in different versions
for the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. The F-35 program is
DOD's largest weapon procurement program in terms of total
estimated acquisition cost. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a
total of 2,456 F-35s. Allies are expected to purchase hundreds of
additional F-35s, and eight nations are cost-sharing partners in
the program with the United States. Chapters 1 to 6 address issues
and concerns with this program. The Trump Administration's FY2020
budget proposal includes a request for $1.1 billion to buy 8 F-15EX
aircraft, the first procurement toward a planned initial buy of
144. As reported in chapter 7, this proposal represents a change
from previous Air Force plans to procure only stealthy
"fifth-generation" fighter aircraft. Chapter 8 examines the extent
to which the Air Force's organisation of its F-22 fleet maximises
availability of aircraft and utilisation of its F-22 fleet affects
pilot air superiority training.
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