Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, head of Air Combat Command, wants to keep the 32 F-22 Block 20 Raptors the Air Force has been trying to divest, saying that even without upgrades, they’d be valuable in a fight.
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It would cost $7 billion to keep flying the 32 Block 20 F-22 aircraft the Air Force wants to retire in its fiscal 2024 budget request—money it feels must be spent on the Next Generation Air Dominance system, the USAF's top programmer said.