897 U.S. Aircraft Supporting NATO

897 U.S. Aircraft Supporting NATO

From Airplane Geeks Podcast by Airplane Geeks

June 17, 2026 · 1h 24m · Episode 897

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The episode discusses the U.S. plans to reduce aircraft for NATO operations and various aviation-related topics.

The U.S. plans to reduce the number of aircraft for NATO operations, another A-10 lifeline appears, and discussions about restarting C-17 production. Also, owner-produced airplane parts, airport weirdos, a new album from Speed Brake Armed, how the NTSB uses audio spectrograms, lying flat on a broken Polaris seat, and Roman Numerals. Aviation News US Plans Major Cut to Fighter Jets, Warships for NATO Operations in Europe, NYT Reports Citing European officials, the New ​York Times reported that the U.S. plans to reduce the number of ⁠F-16 and ⁠F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100. Maritime reconnaissance ​aircraft would be cut from 26 to 15, and all eight aerial refueling tankers would be pulled. The ⁠New York ​Times said the U.S. aims to redeploy a missile-launching ​submarine and an aircraft carrier, along with several warships and jets ⁠that join ⁠the carrier’s missions. One of two groups of bombers previously assigned for ​Europe’s defense may also ⁠be reallocated. NATO spokesperson Allison Hart told Reuters, “Historically, there has been an over-reliance on U.S. forces and capabilities.” The U.S. European Command said in a statement that it would…

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Host: Airplane Geeks

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Organizations: NATO, New York Times, U.S. European Command

Products: A-10 Warthog, C-17, F-16, F-15E, Speed Brake Armed

Places: Hill Air Force Base, Europe

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