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US Air Force Outlines the Fighter Fleet It Needs by 2035

The service says the fleet goal depends on congressional funding and industry production as it considers new F-16s and 500 drone wingmen.

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A new Air Force report calls for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with F-35s making up 40% of the fleet and F-47s replacing F-22s.

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The U.S. Air Force Command has submitted to Congress a new report that will reveal the planned structure of the U.S. fighter fleet by 2035, according to Lieutenant General David Tabor, about 40 per cent of U.S. fighter aircraft will be submitted to F-35, and another 20 per cent will be on F-22 and F-47,

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The US Air Force intends to have about 60 percent of its fighter fleet made up of stealth aircraft by 2035, according to a force structure report submitted to Congress on October 16, and the details of which were presented by Lieutenant General David Tabor, the deputy chief of staff for planning and programs, at a press conference on October 20, Army Recognition reported.

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Inside Defense broke the news in Arlington, United States on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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