By 2035, the US Air Force (Air Force) will face a catastrophe – they will overtake them by China’s military aircraft, prevents the head of the United States Air Force Headquarters Charles Brown Jr., reports Popular Mechanics.
Magazine writes that Braun’s forecast will be fulfilled if the United States Air Force cannot learn to respond quickly to a changing situation. Military led an example, according to which the Russian Air Force over the past ten years received five new fighters (J-10, J-16, J-20, J-31 and Su-35), while US Air Force – only two (F-35 Lightning II and F-15EX Super Eagle).
Edition notes that the average age of the US Air Force fighter is 27.37 years, the bomber – 39.19 years, transport aircraft – 25.87 years. “The average age of Chinese aircraft is unknown, but probably somewhere twice as fewer,” allows magazine.
According to Brown, the US Air Force is not to be afraid to write off old aircraft, gradually replacing them with new ones, thereby reducing the total number of combat aviation for a while. “I would prefer to have less efficient strength, the bigger empty power,” the head of the headquarters noted.
Edition Notes that the US Air Force makes sense to abandon old A-10 Warthogs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-15C Eagles and F-22 Raptor in favor of the new F-15EX Super Eagle and Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) .
In May The Drive reported that in the prospect of the US Air Force, it is planned to develop the F-15EX Eagle II aircraft park, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II, as well as NEXT-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), but can get rid of from others, in particular fighter fifth generation F-22 Raptor.