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‘Skyrocketing’ Support Costs Threaten Air Force Modernization

May 13, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
Sharply rising support costs among aging fleets are devouring money the Air Force needs to spend on new technology and new hardware, service Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom said. The Air Force has to figure out how to divest old hardware ...

F-35 Is Now the Air Force’s Second-Largest Fighter Fleet

May 7, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The F-35A fleet is now the second largest in the Air Force’s inventory, behind the F-16 but surpassing F-15s and A-10s. There are now 283 Joint Strike Fighters in the Air Force’s arsenal, compared to 281 A-10s, 234 F-15C/Ds, and 218 F-15Es. Air Force Chief ...

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