Minister of the Air Force Michael Donley United States (Michael Donley).

U.S. Air Force plans to get rid of the two hundred and eighty-six units of aircraft in the reduction of military expenditures , including one hundred and twenty-three military and one hundred and thirty-three military transport aircraft.It is reported by Aviation Week , with reference to the Minister of the Air Force Michael Donley United States (Michael Donley).According to Donley , the Air Force plan of sixty fighter squadrons to cancel seven - six and one tactical training .Earlier it was reported the cancellation of five squadrons of ground attack A-ten Thunderbolt II.As explained Donley , from one hundred and twenty-three one hundred and two to be written off aircraft will be in A-tenC and twenty-one - to modify outdated F-sixteen Fighting Falcon.After reducing the total number of A-ten Thunderbolt II in service will remain two hundred and forty-six cars.Military and Air Force fleet , according to the minister , plans to leave in the ranks of two hundred and twenty-two C-seventeen Globemaster III, fifty-two C-fiveM Super Galaxy , and over three hundred C-one hundred and thirty Hercules / Super Hercules.Under the write-off will go twenty-seven C-fiveA Galaxy, sixty-five C-one hundred and thirty Hercules of old versions , and all thirty-eight C-twenty-seven Spartan.During his speech in Washington, said Donley and Air Force military downsizing .In coming years, the Air Force will get rid of nine thousand, nine hundred employees, including three,nine hundred military personnel directly the Air Force, five thousand, one hundred Air National Guard officers and nine hundred reservists.In addition to reducing the Air Force will restructure , after which the number of minor subdivisions , including the squadron will grow from one hundred to one hundred and fifteen people.In addition , the Air Force expects a significant re- advanced equipment and technology.In total two thousand and thirteen fiscal year, the Pentagon expects to spend on defense needs five hundred and twenty-five billion dollars , not including eighty-eight.four billion to continue operations abroad.The draft budget for two thousand and thirteen fiscal year, as expected , February thirteen, will speak before Congress , U.S. President Barack Obama.In the next ten years, the U.S. plan to cut military spending by four hundred and eighty-seven billion dollars, of which two hundred and fifty-nine billion will be saved by two thousand and seventeen.