The A-10 lives, it BRRTs, it lives again!
breakingdefense.com
The previous demand by the USAF to retire certain Aircraft in FY2022 has been approved
Congress approves retirement of 160+ Air Force planes
"In the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House and Senate armed services committees jointly released on Tuesday, the Air Force will be allowed to retire more than 160 legacy aircraft of other types, helping to free up funding for new technologies."
A House aide that spoke with Breaking Defense confirmed that — aside from a prohibition on retiring the A-10 — the Air Force will be permitted to retire all the aircraft it proposed to divest in its FY22 budget request.
That list includes:
- 47 F-16C/D
- 48 F-15C/D
- 4 E-8 JSTARS
- 20 RQ-4 Global Hawk
- 18 KC-135
- 14 KC-10
- 13 C-130H
One could add the 47 F-16 to the newest order of 40 B70 and 80 Mods, in order to expand the ÖZGÜR Modernization from 35 to 82 F-16s.
The F15s would likely be too expensive to operate.