According to the Air Force’s top civilian for logistics and installations, the current configuration of training airspace “is adequate to meet [USAF] needs.” William Anderson told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support last week that there could be changes based on where the Air Force beds downs the new F-22A and F-35 fighters, but he couldn’t provide “a definitive answer” at this point. The Air Force has just announced the next two preferred basing options for the F-22A—Hawaii and New Mexico—both with little airspace issues.
F-35 Contracts Slip in Delay Unrelated to Radar Woes
June 7, 2025
Funding to build the next two batches of F-35 fighters, originally expected to be finalized by the end of June, won’t be awarded to Lockheed Martin until sometime this summer, the jet's Joint Program Office told Air & Space Forces Magazine.