
Sustainment Costs. While the U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 unfunded priority list includes nearly $1.4 billion for 12 Boeing F-15EX fighters and $360 million for 20 power modules to repair F135 Pratt & Whitney engines for the F-35 Lightning II fighter by Lockheed Martin, the list does not include funding for more F-35s, as in years past. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) asked Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown why at a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing…