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Troy Meink: “My sense though is it's probably too small, both on the…”

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Ted Budd Asks Air Force Secretary Nominee Meink: Is Our Air Force Fleet 'Too Small'?

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

With respect to the exact numbers, Senator, I have not seen and I am looking forward to seeing the detailed analysis that went into the projections on NGAD and the other systems. My sense though is it's probably too small, both on the fighter and the bomber side of the house. Thank you for that, Mr. Michael and Mr. Duffy. American deterrence relies on maintaining military technological edge over our adversaries. (03:10–03:16)

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Asserts that the Air Force fleet is likely too small in terms of fighters and bombers.

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