"I think we need to follow up on this matter..."
The one who spoke was the Air Force Lieutenant General, who was also the first lieutenant general appointed after the Federal Air Force was established.
The Navy wanted to turn the Air Force into part of the Navy, and the Army had the same idea. After arguing back and forth, they had eventually argued an Air Force into existence.
However, this matter was not as simple as merely dividing the Federation's military into the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It had become somewhat more complicated.
For example, there were land-based air forces and sea-based air forces—that was, air units belonging to the Army and air units belonging to the Navy.
Likewise, the Air Force itself had ground combat units: the Airborne Corps.
Of course, they did not yet have an air-based navy, but that might come later. With the development of large transport aircraft, it might become possible... Maybe!
Of the aircraft ordered from Lin Qi this time, only part of them would end up in the Air Force's hands, and there were very good reasons for that.
First, the Midway Island Plan was a military plan belonging to the Navy. There was no reason to suddenly hand it over to the newly established Air Force, whose framework was not even complete. So it would be perfectly reasonable to give the Air Force at least one-third to one-half of those aircraft, right? Then the Army would need some as well. Aircraft were needed for early warning and attacks along the northern defensive line. Besides, the military was currently pushing for an integrated land, sea, and air strategy.
That left the Air Force with far fewer aircraft—only a few hundred.
Although aircraft from other aviation companies were included, such as Lanying's