Looking Ahead: The US Air Force’s Planned Shopping List For 2025

The DoD has published its requested budget and has detailed what aircraft the Air Force is hoping to purchase in Fiscal Year 2025. The Air Force is planning to procure a mix of 4.5 gen and 5th gen fighter jets, trainers, tanker aircraft, helicopters, and a transport aircraft. Despite the plans to procure 121 aircraft, the US Air Force is expected to shrink in 2025.