US Air Force considers dumping undefeated fighter jet

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    No! Not the F-15!  As we keep hearing about our depleted military we keep forgetting the majority of equipment being mothballed are Cold War era relics (50+ years old). Yet as we mothball equipment due to high maintenance costs (parts aren’t available), our government has yet to find their replacements. And if a replacement has been found it’s still in trial stage (Example F-35 Lightening II and Zumwalt class destroyer) – PB/TK

    US Air Force considers dumping undefeated fighter jet –   March 28, 2017

    A 1980s-era combat jet that has long been hailed as the most successful dog-fighting aircraft in US history may have finally met its match.

    It is not an enemy plane that is threatening to end the F-15 Eagle’s 40-year reign as king of the skies, but rather the US Air Force’s latest cost-cutting efforts.
    Air Force generals floated the idea of retiring hundreds of F-15s during a hearing before the House Armed Services subcommittee last week, pitching a plan that included replacing the current fleet of battle-tested fighters with an upgraded version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
    The plan would include replacing 236 F-15C and D models by dipping into the Air Force’s inventory of nearly 1,200 F-16s.
    The future of the F-15E Strike Eagle, which is primarily used in ground attack missions, was not discussed specifically during the hearing.

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