The United States plans to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships that it makes available for ​NATO operations in Europe, the New York Times reported ‌on Friday, citing two senior European officials.

Axar.az informs via Reuters, the decision would limit NATO's ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said.

The U.S. ​plan includes cutting the number of F-16 and F-15E fighter ​jets from roughly 150 to 100, as well as ⁠reducing maritime reconnaissance aircraft from 26 to 15 and removing ​all eight aerial refuelling tanker jets it previously made available to ​Europe, the report said.

It also aims to redeploy a missile-launching submarine and an aircraft carrier, along with several warships and scores of jets that join ​the carrier’s missions, the New York Times said, adding that ​one of two groups of bombers previously assigned for Europe’s defence may also ‌be ⁠reallocated.