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Navy/USMC

Navy FY 2023 Budget Request Seeks 96 Aircraft, Keeps NGAD Classified

Monday, March 28th, 2022

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Navy FY 2023 Budget Request Seeks 96 Aircraft, Keeps NGAD Classified

Navy Budget Request briefing slides, FY 2023, slide 11, aviation procurement plan. (Image: U.S. Navy)

The aviation portion of the Navy fiscal year 2023 budget request is seeking $16.8 billion to procure 96 total aircraft across the Navy and Marine Corps but is still keeping the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) 6th generation fighter program budget levels classified. According to the fixed wing portion of the Navy's budget documents released Monday, in FY ‘23 the Navy and Marine Corps want to buy nine F-35C Joint Strike Fighters for the Navy, four F-35Cs for the Marine…

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