Annual report on status of total fighter aircraft inventory

Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025, and at the end of each fiscal-year quarter thereafter through September 30, 2030, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the status of the total aircraft inventory requirement for fighter aircraft established by subsection (i). (2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The overall number of new advanced capability fighter aircraft, fifth-generation fighter aircraft, and next-generation air dominance fighter aircraft received by the Air Force during the fiscal-year quarter covered by the report. (B) The mission design series prefix of each airframe received. (C) The vendor from which each new fighter aircraft was received. (D) The number of new advanced capability fighter aircraft and fifth-generation fighter aircraft assigned to units of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard during the fiscal-year quarter covered by the report. (E) The distribution ratios of new fighter aircraft received from vendors during the fiscal-year covered by the report and assigned to units of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard, including— (i) the percentage of total new advanced capability fighter aircraft and new fifth-generation fighter aircraft received that were assigned to each component (Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard); and (ii) the percentage of aircraft assigned to each component, disaggregated by mission design series prefix. (F) The number of legacy capability fighter aircraft retired or divested by the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard during the fiscal-year quarter covered by the report, disaggregated by unit. (G) An identification of fighter aircraft units scheduled for recapitalization, including any associated authorizations for a temporary reduction in the minimum total aircraft inventory level for fighter aircraft established by subsection (i). (H) Any notable trends, issues, or challenges related to the receipt and assignment of new fighter aircraft during the fiscal-year quarter covered by the report, including any delays, discrepancies, or other factors that may have impacted such receipt or assignment. (3) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that the inclusion of classified information in the report is necessary, in which case the report may be submitted in classified form or with classified annexes or sections. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of the Air Force does not submit a report required by paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees by the deadline established by such paragraph, no funds may be obligated or expended for travel by the Secretary of the Air Force until the report is submitted..