Air Force Warns of 'Geriatric' Arsenal -- Urge Bigger Budget for Craft Needed to Maintain Mastery

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WASHINGTON - Air Force officials are warning that unless their budget is increased dramatically, and soon, the military's high- flying branch won't dominate the skies as it has for decades.

After more than seven years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Air Force's aging jet fighters, bombers and cargo aircraft are at the breaking point, they say, and expensive, ultramodern replacements are needed fast.

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Air Force Warns of 'Geriatric' Arsenal -- Urge Bigger Budget for Craft Needed to Maintain Mastery

"What we've done is put the requirement on the table that says, 'If we're going to do the missions you're going to ask us to do, it will requ...

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