The US plans to sharply reduce military assets assigned to NATO operations in Europe, including cutting about one-third of its fighter jets, The New York Times (NYT) reported . The proposed reductions would reportedly lower the number of US F-16 and F-15E fighter jets available for NATO’s European defense from around 150 to 100. The plan also includes cutting maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15 and removing all eight aerial refueling tankers currently assigned to the mission. JOIN US