Pentagon Develops 30-Year Aviation Plan
February 04 2010
For the first time, the Dept. of Defense has submitted to Congress a 30-year aviation plan for the Air Force and Navy, reports the Air Force Times.
The long-term plan includes $1.9 billion to develop a next-generation bomber between 2011 and 2015, and projects a 10 percent decline in manned fighters between 2010 and 2020.
The total number of unmanned aircraft is expected to quadruple over the same period to 476 air vehicles.
The combined fighter and attack fleet is expected...
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