Mitchell Institute urges USAF to field 500 next‑generation fighters and bombers, double B‑21 buy to 200
The Mitchell Institute report by Heather Penney and Mark Gunzinger urges the U.S. Air Force to buy 500 next‑generation fighters and bombers — doubling the B‑21 purchase to 200 — saying current force levels cannot sustain pressure in a peer conflict and rejecting 'divest to invest' tradeoffs.