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.
Continue to cnn.com article: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/28/politics/us-air-force-f-15-eagles-retire/index.html
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