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Adds new subsection (r) to 10 U.S.C. 9062 that provides definitions for terms including advanced capability fighter aircraft; fifth-generation fighter aircraft; fighter aircraft; legacy capability fighter aircraft; next-generation air dominance fighter aircraft; and the term 'service retained'.
Amends paragraph (1) and related paragraphs of 10 U.S.C. 9062(i): modifies introductory language of paragraph (1); updates the date; increases specified numeric minimums; redesignates paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); inserts a new paragraph (2) authorizing temporary reductions for recapitalization subject to limits and notification requirements; and strikes the text beginning 'In this subsection:' through the end of paragraph (3) as redesignated.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced March 5, 2025 by Michael Dean Crapo · Last progress March 5, 2025
Amends the fighter-aircraft inventory law to raise long-term minimum fighter totals, push the compliance deadline to October 1, 2030, and permit temporary, limited inventory reductions to allow units to recapitalize onto new combat-coded fighters. Requires frequent congressional reporting on inventory status, sets rules for assignment of newly delivered fighters to existing squadrons, protects at least 25 Air National Guard (ANG) fighter squadrons from retirement or defunding (with narrow exceptions), and requires an annual ANG recapitalization plan through 2030. Also adds detailed definitions for fighter aircraft categories and what it means for a unit or aircraft to be “service retained.”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate