
The U.S. Air Force's renewed request to retire the 32 Block 20 F-22 fighters accounts for more than $400 million of the service's $2.3 billion request in fiscal 2024 for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. "We maintain our position from the FY 23 budget, and that is that the Block 20 F-22s are not combat representative and we again propose to divest them," Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Moore, the service's deputy chief of staff for plans and…