{
    "byline": "By Michael\u00a0Scanlon\u00a0Oct\u00a021, 2026, 07:01\u00a0PM",
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    "excerpt": "The U.S. Air Force says it needs 1,509 combat-coded fighters, or jets assigned to combat units, by 2035, according to a new force structure report the service sent to Congress Oct. 16.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 3198,
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    "title": "US Air Force outlines the fighter fleet it needs by 2035"
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