So this article should really say “USAF fighter force finally gets bigger.” Looks like we are at the bottom and climbing out. A moment we’ve been waiting for.

Husky’s spicy take: We’ll buy more iron each of those years. No way we buy that few F-35 (LM will throw a fit it production goes from 100->50)

Husky super spicy take: It will be great for you and you’ll be busy. The production enterprise has been supporting negative fighter pilot growth for years. Now it has to sustain and build – can the machine make pilots that fast?

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-fighter-roadmap-slow-growth-f-35-fleet/