
The Air Force requested $137.9 billion for fiscal year 2015, a slight decrease from the $138.3 billion appropriated for FY ’14. The Air Force wants $18.5 billion for procurement, up 10.6 percent from what was appropriated in FY ’14. Of this, $4.3 billion is for the procurement of 26 F-35As, up from 19 for FY ’14, and $1.6 billion for seven KC-46A aerial refueling tankers. The Air Force also requested funds to buy 12 MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV),…