The Air Force Wants to Kill Old F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s

[rangerrebew]

The Air Force Wants to Kill Old F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s

It's time to clear out for the next generation of fighter jets.
By Kyle Mizokami   
May 18, 2021
 
    The U.S. Air Force is proposing to reduce costs by cutting its fighter fleet by just over 100 jets.

    The service’s lack of modern fighters, and the cost of new planes, is forcing it to look at a smaller fleet.

    The cost reduction would go toward procuring two new fighters in the 2030s, including the Air Force’s secret new fighter jet.

The U.S. Air Force is considering shrinking its fighter fleet by 117 jets in order to cut costs and help pay for new planes. An internal proposal would kill older jets like the F-15 and put the money toward two new fighters: the Air Force’s secret new fighter jet, and a 4.5-generation fighter that will replace the F-16.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a36450728/air-force-downsize-fighter-jet-fleet/

[PeteS in CA]

The service’s lack of modern fighters ...

  So those scores of F-35s in service don't exist?

An internal proposal would kill older jets like the F-15 ...

No, the proposal would not kill the F-15. It would retire some older versions. Those planes would then either go to ANG units or to Davis-Monthan, not actually "killed".

That article is so sloppy it crossed into clickbait territory.

[Fishrrman]

So long as these units are functioning well enough and not in need of major overhaul, why retire them...?