The Pentagon could retire 33 of the service’s oldest F-22 fighter jets in fiscal 2023 as part of a move to fund research for more advanced combat jet designs, according to reports. The service’s $773 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year details that the Air Force would scrap more than 150 aircraft including 33 F-22s and 21 A-10s, according to Task and Purpose. The Navy could also ditch 24 vessels in fiscal 2023. Defense Department officials say they want to use funds they would save to instead research new fighter jet designs under the Next-Generation Air Dominance program, Defense News reported. The move would reduce the total F-22 fleet in the United States from 186 to 153 jets, and it would end tentative plans to move the fighter jets to Virginia. The Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance program could potentially include a sixth-generation fighter jet and drones, National Defense reported. …