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  "path": "/u-2-fleet-half-of-a-10s-would-retire-air-force-plans-to-add-108-planes-in-27/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T22:49:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.airandspaceforces.com",
  "tags": [
    "Air",
    "Budget",
    "2027",
    "2027 budget",
    "2027 budget request",
    "A-10 Warthog",
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    "U-2 Fleet, Half of A-10s Would Retire; Air Force Plans to Add 108 Planes in ’27",
    "Air & Space Forces Magazine"
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  "textContent": "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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "title": "U-2 Fleet, Half of A-10s Would Retire; Air Force Plans to Add 108 Planes in ’27"
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