The Air Force Should Think Twice Before Quickly Retiring These 5 Military Aircraft

US MILITARY TECHNOLOGY - In a speech on November 6, 2019 General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff the us Air Force outlined a four-point plan to spend $30 billion over the next five years reforming the air warfare branch to make it more capable of tackling emerging hi-tech threats from China and Russia in the 2030s. Given that the defense budget has likely peaked for the foreseeable future, where will the Air Force find that kind of money?

By accelerating retirement of many older (“legacy”) aircraft already on the verge of aging out purely due to wear and tear to their airframes, according to Goldfein. “We took a look at every legacy program that we have and asked the question: Does this contribute significantly in a 2030-2038 fight?” Goldfein stated. “If the answer to that was no, we looked at ‘can we accelerate its retirement in order to free the money up to buy the digital architecture and the capability that we need going forward.’”

- B-1B Lancer

- U-2S

- A-10 Thunderbolt

- KC-10 Extender
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