Why The Air Force Might Retire F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter
By
Ethen Kim Lieser
The U.S. Air Force may want to downsize from seven types of fighter jets to just four, according to Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown at the annual McAleese conference back in May.
Brown added that the service expects to determine the right mix of aircraft for the future via the “TacAir study,” which will also gauge how future fighter concepts will mesh with the current fleet of fourth- and fifth-generation fighters.
“My intent is to get down to about four,” he said.
“And really, a four plus one, because we’re going to have the A-10 for a while … (the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter), which will be the cornerstone, the F-15EX, and then we’re going to have (the F-16 Fighting Falcon) for a while as well,” he continued.
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