An entry in the Jan. 25 Daily Report incorrectly stated the number of persistent threat detection system aerostats the United States is considering selling to Saudi Arabia. The correct number is 10. We have updated the original entry.
A new Air Force plan for how many fighters it needs in the next decade marks a sharp upturn from what it thought it needed just seven years ago. But analysts worry that the aspirational plan now in Congress' hands doesn’t make a tight enough connection to national strategy.


