U-2 Fleet, Half of A-10s Would Retire; Air Force Plans to Add 108 Planes in ’27

The Air Force wants to divest 149 older aircraft and buy 108 new ones in fiscal 2027, continuing a trend that shrinks the overall fleet. Among the planes to be divested are the last 23 U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes in the inventory and nearly half of the remaining A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. The post U-2 Fleet, Half of A-10s Would Retire; Air Force Plans to Add 108 Planes in ’27 appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.