Air Force’s top general: Supplemental funding needed to replace US aircraft lost in Iran

Wilsbach: Air Force Will Seek to Replace Aircraft Lost in Epic Fury

The Air Force wants to replace at least some of the aircraft it has lost during Operation Epic Fury against Iran through a supplemental budget request to Congress, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said April 30. The Chief’s comments are the first public statement that the service will seek to replenish its fleet beyond its annual procurements. Wilsbach did not specify how many aircraft the USAF would seek through the supplemental, and so…

Air Force’s top general: Supplemental funding needed to replace US aircraft lost in Iran

Replacing the dozens of U.S. aircraft that have been damaged or destroyed in the Iran war will require more money than the staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget, the Air Force’s top general said.  Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the service’s top uniformed leader, told House lawmakers Thursday that the historic defense budget is focused on buying more fighters, bombers, and tankers for the service’s fleet. Those losses in Iran have made addit…