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US and German media reported that the cuts include a third of the 150 US F-16 and F-15 jets designated for NATO, plus refuelling and reconnaissance aircraft, bombers and drones.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The time and cost required to make everything from missiles to tanker jets has ballooned over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Will the RAF get as many 6th generation fighter jets as it wants?

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Her steps were sturdy and she looked up often at the clear sky to search for bomber jets, because she would stop and hurl stones and words up at them.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie