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Originally Posted by Panther Al
For what its worth, the Air Farce finally admitted what the USN/USMC is saying as to lifecycle costs for the F35 being much more than expected - especially the day to day costs of keeping it in the air is going to be more than any other bird out there.
In essence: Don't see the F16 line being shut down anytime soon....
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Wouldn't expect to see the F15 or the F16 to leave front line service any time soon. Especially considering the B-52 age they are relatively still young still.
With the limited number of B-2, B-1 and FA-117 prove that many of the newer designs are too costly to replace the old entirely.
Much like the M113 is still for some odd reason is still kicking around...