The Air Force will propose in its 2021 budget request to build a larger future bomber force of at least 225 aircraft—but it will give up some bomber capacity in the short term to get there. USAF leaders at AFA's 2019 Air, Space & Cyber Conference in September hinted at the change in plans repeatedly. Acting Air Force Secretary Matthew P. Donovan, Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, and Gen. Timothy M. Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, all telegraphed the changes, which seek to add at least 50 bombers to meet the requirements of the National Defense Strategy.
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机译：空军将在其2021年预算申请中提议，建造一支规模更大的未来轰炸机部队，至少要有225架飞机，但在短期内它将放弃一些轰炸机的能力，以实现这一目标。美国空军领导人在9月举行的AFA 2019航空，航天和网络会议上反复暗示了这一计划的变化。代理空军部长马修·多诺万（Matthew P. Donovan），参谋长戴维·L·戈德芬（David L. Goldfein）将军和空军全球打击司令部负责人蒂莫西·雷（Timothy M. Ray）将军都进行了电报，要求增加至少50架轰炸机以满足国防战略的要求。
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