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House bill would block F-22 retirements, keep buying Air Force F-15EXs

Some House lawmakers want to prevent the Air Force from retiring older F-22A Raptor fighters and keep the F-15EX Eagle II jets in production a year longer than the service had planned. The House Armed Services Committee’s proposed fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act would also allow the service to cut 56 A-10 Warthogs. The Air Force originally planned to retire 250 aircraft in FY25 as…
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