Aircraft procurement, aircraft retirements

摘要

PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has proposed a FY2019 budget for the US Department of the Navy of $194.1 billion, including Overseas Contingency Operations funds, an increase of $12.6 billion (7%) over the request for 2018. The funding includes increases in aircraft. The Navy plans to fund procurement of 120 aircraft in 2019, compared with 90 planned for 2018. The $19.1 billion, a significant increase over the $15.1 billion for 2018, includes funding for 20 F-35B and nine F-35C Lightning Us, 24 F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighters, four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye radar warning aircraft, ten P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, two C-40A Clipper transports and two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueller/transports.