I notice that the USAF is still on record as wanting to purchase 1,763 F35As.
What is unclear to me is what they are going to do with them, if as we understand the c350 A10s are to be retired early, and the USAF has according to various sources between 1,000 and 1,100 active F16s, this is before any sequestration cuts to fund the F35 program.
Soon after some more cuts it would seem that the USAF plan would call for each active F16 to be replaced by 2 F35s.
Could someone please point out the error in this analysis.
If I am correct and the USAF has to reduce the number its purchases, by about 800 the unit price will go through the roof, making it even less affordable.