The United States is planning in the next fiscal year to provide additional 4,8 billion dollars for the purchase of military aircraft and helicopters. In this way, taking into account the additional funding, total amount, allocated for the purchase of combat aircraft to reach 43 billion, reports “VP” with reference Combat Aircraft Magazine.
As explained by the publication, of additional funding, allocated for the purchase of aircraft, 1,7 billion will be spent on the purchase of excess of the plan 16 fighter F-35, of these, eight F-35A, two F-35B and six F-35C. In addition, it provided an option for six more F-35 aircraft (two each version, with spending 5 million for testing). With regard to additional purchases of the fourth-generation aircraft are no detailed data.
Beginning with 2020 the US Air Force (USAF) considering the possibility of placing additional F-35A (including up to 24 Block 3F embodiments) the dislocation based on Eglin. Aircraft of this version, are in service with 58 Squadron, considered to be the oldest among the F-35, their number 25 machines (SW Block 2B).
Previously announced plans to accommodate in Eglin AFB 59 fighter F-35 versions of all three educational purposes, but Marine Corps moved its F-35B aircraft to the air base in South Carolina Beaufort. Besides, at 2019 Eglin, in closed curricula pilots of fighter F-35C US Navy, thereby opening the opportunity to place it further 34 F-35A US Air Force.
