Aircraft
Major Aircraft Acquisitions in U.S. DoD Proposed FY21 Budget
U.S. FY2021 defense budget funds 247 new aircraft from major programs worth a collective $23.8 billion.

The U.S. Defense Department rolled out its proposed $705 billion FY2021 budget this week that contains funding for 247 new aircraft from major programs worth a collective $23.8 billion. The aircraft include 79 Lockheed Martin F-35s, 24 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 12 Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagles, 15 Boeing KC-46A tankers, nine Boeing/Bell V-22 Ospreys, 52 remanufactured Boeing AH-64E Apaches, seven Boeing CH-47 Chinooks, 36 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, five Sikorsky VH-92 presidential helicopters, one Boeing P-8A reconnaissance aircraft, and seven Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters.


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