Both the House and Senate hurriedly passed the 2007 defense authorization bill, approving, as in the just-signed-into-law appropriations measure, the Air Force’s multiyear procurement plan for 60 F-22A Raptors over the next three years. Lawmakers have asked for a new independent analysis of MYP cost and certification by the Secretary of Defense that USAF has met all MYP criteria required by law.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.