Air Force Officials: New Planes, More Troops Needed To Confront China, Russia (From USA Today)

As the Air Force announced that it is seeking a 24 percent increase in its budget this week, Lexington Institute Chief Operating Officer Loren Thompson told USA Today that U.S. air power would spend $175 billion more by 2030 than China spends on all its service branches combined. To meet its goal, he said, the Air Force would need an additional $30 billion.

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