{"id":1084177,"date":"2026-05-22T14:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/267-eagles-a-broken-lightning-congress-pushes-multiyear-buy-for-both\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:45:59","slug":"267-eagles-a-broken-lightning-congress-pushes-multiyear-buy-for-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/267-eagles-a-broken-lightning-congress-pushes-multiyear-buy-for-both\/","title":{"rendered":"267 Eagles, a Broken Lightning: Congress Pushes Multiyear Buy for Both"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\nThe F-35 can&#8217;t deliver on time. The F-15EX production line was kneecapped by a strike. And the Air Force needs both \u2014 desperately. Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina is pushing an amendment into the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would authorise multiyear procurement contracts for both fighters simultaneously. If it passes, it locks in years of guaranteed purchases, drives down unit costs, and gives Boeing and Lockheed the production certainty they need to hire, invest, and deliver.\n\nThe timing is not coincidental. The Air Force just doubled its F-15EX buy from 129 to 267 aircraft \u2014 a move driven directly by repeated delays to the F-35&#8217;s critical Block 4 upgrade. The F-35 programme is stuck: the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware is late, Block 4 software is in limbo, and new jets are being delivered without functioning radar. Meanwhile, the F-15EX line at Boeing&#8217;s St. Louis plant is still recovering from a months-long strike in 2025 that slowed deliveries.\n\nMultiyear contracts are Washington&#8217;s way of saying: we&#8217;re serious about buying, so give us a better price.\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#333;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#444;line-height:1.8\">\n<li><strong>What:<\/strong> Senator Budd pushing multiyear procurement for F-35 and F-15EX in FY2027 NDAA<\/li>\n<li><strong>F-15EX fleet:<\/strong> Doubled from 129 to 267 aircraft (FY2027 budget)<\/li>\n<li><strong>F-35 problem:<\/strong> Block 4 upgrade delayed to 2030; jets delivered without radar<\/li>\n<li><strong>F-15EX problem:<\/strong> Boeing strike slowed production; cannot yet hit 2\/month target<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiyear benefit:<\/strong> Locked-in pricing, lower unit costs, production stability<\/li>\n<li><strong>F-15EX first deployment:<\/strong> Kadena Air Base, Japan \u2014 now delayed to 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why the F-15EX Fleet Doubled<\/h2>\n\nLt. Gen. David Tabor, the Air Force&#8217;s deputy chief of staff for plans and programmes, was blunt: the F-35&#8217;s delays drove the decision. The Block 4 upgrade \u2014 which adds new weapons, sensors, and electronic warfare capabilities \u2014 was supposed to be the F-35&#8217;s leap to full combat relevance. Instead, it is years behind schedule. The Pentagon now says it can accelerate Block 4 to 2030, which means another four years of waiting.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1652944873  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/f-35-lightning-block-4-delays-ndaa.jpg\" alt=\"F-35A Lightning II in flight \u2014 Block 4 delays have driven the Air Force to double its F-15EX buy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A Lightning II. Persistent Block 4 delays forced the Air Force to more than double its F-15EX order to 267 aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nThe Air Force cannot wait. It needs fighters at Kadena in Japan, at European bases facing Russia, and in the Middle East. The F-15EX \u2014 a modernised Strike Eagle with the latest radar, electronic warfare suite, and a 29,000-pound payload \u2014 fills the gap. It is not stealthy, but it is available, proven, and lethal.\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;Multiyear procurement saves taxpayer dollars and gives our industrial base the certainty it needs. We cannot afford to buy fighters one year at a time while our adversaries are building them by the hundreds.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Sen. Ted Budd<\/strong> &mdash; R-North Carolina, Senate Armed Services Committee<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Industrial Base Problem<\/h2>\n\nBoth production lines are in trouble. Boeing&#8217;s F-15EX factory in St. Louis was shut down for months during a machinists&#8217; strike in 2025. Even after work resumed, the plant cannot yet produce two F-15EXs per month \u2014 the rate required under contract. A multiyear deal would give Boeing the guaranteed demand to justify expanding production capacity.\n\nLockheed&#8217;s F-35 line in Fort Worth faces a different challenge. The company is producing jets, but without the TR-3 hardware, they are being delivered in a degraded configuration. Some are sitting in storage awaiting retrofit. A multiyear contract for F-35s would give Lockheed certainty that the orders won&#8217;t be cut when Congress gets frustrated with Block 4 delays.\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Happens Next<\/h2>\n\nBudd&#8217;s amendment still needs to survive the NDAA markup process, which means winning support from both the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Multiyear procurement authority has bipartisan appeal \u2014 it is one of the few defence issues where fiscal hawks and defence hawks agree. The question is whether Congress will commit to buying both fighters on parallel multiyear tracks, or choose one.\n\nThe Air Force has made its preference clear: it needs both. The F-35 for the high-end stealth fight. The F-15EX for everything else. And both lines need stability to deliver.\n\n<em>Sources: Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine, Breaking Defense, Defense News<\/em>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/f-35-sustainment-cost-6-6-million-per-year-fy26-budget\/\">$6.6 Million a Year Per Jet: The F-35&#8217;s Hidden Cost Crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The F-35 can&#8217;t deliver on time. The F-15EX production line was kneecapped by a strike. And the Air Force needs both \u2014 desperately. Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina is pushing an amendment into the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would authorise multiyear procurement contracts for both fighters simultaneously. 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