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https://www.twz.com/air/air-force-now-says-it-has-no-official-f-22-raptor-replacementIn what could be another sign of the Air Force’s potentially withering support for the manned ‘fighter’ component of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, the head of Air Combat Command said there is now no planned replacement for its fleet of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. Originally, the crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet being developed under the NGAD initiative was loosely slated to replace the F-22 within the USAF force structure.
“Right now, frankly, there isn’t an F-22 replacement,” said Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach. ”The F-22 is a fantastic aircraft. We’re actually planning several upgrades to the jet as we speak, and there is no official replacement to the F-22 right now.”
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Asked directly if NGAD was the replacement for the F-22, Wilsbach declined to say.
“As most everybody knows, we’re in the source selection for the NGAD,” he said Wednesday during a Mitchell Institute forum. “And so it’s not wise, and my lawyers have advised me not to talk too much about NGAD.”
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The USAF is just as hopeless as the USN.
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