Air Force Asks to Retire 201 Aircraft in 2022 and Will Buy 91 New Ones May 28, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak The Air Force is asking to retire 201 airplanes and buy 91 new ones in its fiscal 2022 budget request, representing a net decrease of 110 airplanes. The fighter fleet would drop by 77 aircraft, and the RQ-4 Global Hawk fleet would be cut by ...