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  "id": 9372964,
  "title": "Why the Air Force needs a new fleet metric",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/why-the-air-force-needs-a-new-fleet-metric",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/6105688-air-force-fighter-inventory-reform/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. David H. Tabor argues for replacing the outdated Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory metric with a Combat Coded Total Aircraft Inventory to ensure realistic funding and combat readiness.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}