USAF Proposed FY2024 Plan
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USAF Proposed FY2024 Plan
Buying:
48 x F-35A
24 x F-15EX
15 x KC-46A
7 x MH-139A - replacing UH-1N for ICBM site security + VIP transport
1 x E-11A BACN
Divesting - 310 aircraft total - including:
32 x Block 20 F-22A (training standard) - to leave 151 in fleet
57 x F-15C/D - all to be gone by 2026
42 x A-10C - leaving around 218 in fleet
24 x KC-10A - completing retirement of the fleet
37 x HH-60G - being replaced by HH-60W but not 1 for 1
48 x MQ-1 - the last of the Block 1s
2 x E-3 - leaving 18 remaining
3 x E-8C - leaving none
2 x EC-130H - being replaced by EC-37B
4 x EC-130J
Hundreds Of Aircraft Headed To The Boneyard In New USAF Budget (thedrive.com)
48 x F-35A
24 x F-15EX
15 x KC-46A
7 x MH-139A - replacing UH-1N for ICBM site security + VIP transport
1 x E-11A BACN
Divesting - 310 aircraft total - including:
32 x Block 20 F-22A (training standard) - to leave 151 in fleet
57 x F-15C/D - all to be gone by 2026
42 x A-10C - leaving around 218 in fleet
24 x KC-10A - completing retirement of the fleet
37 x HH-60G - being replaced by HH-60W but not 1 for 1
48 x MQ-1 - the last of the Block 1s
2 x E-3 - leaving 18 remaining
3 x E-8C - leaving none
2 x EC-130H - being replaced by EC-37B
4 x EC-130J
Hundreds Of Aircraft Headed To The Boneyard In New USAF Budget (thedrive.com)
Some interesting retirements.
I would have thought the F-22's, even as early block 20 trainers, would have been useful for training, especially with all those that received storm damage. Could the NGAD be closer than we think?
F-15 C/D totally gone by 2026, Looks like more guard units will get the F-15EX's, and F-35A, and maybe some will revert to F-16s?
Wonder if congress will again keep the A-10's? Seem to b e a powerful lobby
I would have thought the F-22's, even as early block 20 trainers, would have been useful for training, especially with all those that received storm damage. Could the NGAD be closer than we think?
F-15 C/D totally gone by 2026, Looks like more guard units will get the F-15EX's, and F-35A, and maybe some will revert to F-16s?
Wonder if congress will again keep the A-10's? Seem to b e a powerful lobby
As the old saying goes "quantity has a quality all it's own". Given the low serviceability rate of some of the modern kit. especially the F 35 it would seem that USAF force generation capability maintains its steady decline. I would suggest that is not a good message to send to China.
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Hopefully things might change if we get a GOP Admin in 2025 before the line closes in 2026 (although Middle East orders including Israel may keep it open).
Excellent articles here - with the main advantages being the 20,000 hour airframe life (compared to 8,000 on F-35A), huge weapon load hauling capacity, and open architecture for future upgrades:
Buying Just 80 F-15EXs Makes No Sense | The Drive
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ew-usaf-budget
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355th Wing DM starts to divest retire Warthog
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As the A-10s leave, Davis-Monthan will become the base for 492nd Special Operations Wing - AFSOC's third power projection wing - with multiple capabilities added over the next 5 years:
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp...ojection-wing/
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp...ojection-wing/
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Do more with less, pretty much the reality during my entire military career.
every month we get closer to Augustine's Law XVI - 2054 he posited................... and that was in 1984
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024...till-win-wars/
As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars?
As the US Air Force fleet keeps shrinking, can it still win wars?
As the A-10s leave, Davis-Monthan will become the base for 492nd Special Operations Wing - AFSOC's third power projection wing - with multiple capabilities added over the next 5 years:
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp...ojection-wing/
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp...ojection-wing/
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There are no plans to change the role of 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.
It remains an essential part of Air Force Material Command's ability to support front-line fleets.
For instance, a stored B-1B has recently had its protective covering removed and is in the process of being regenerated to replace the one burnt out at Dyess AFB in April 2022.
It remains an essential part of Air Force Material Command's ability to support front-line fleets.
For instance, a stored B-1B has recently had its protective covering removed and is in the process of being regenerated to replace the one burnt out at Dyess AFB in April 2022.
