The U.S. will retire 170 fighters in 2023, including 67 F-15 Eagles and 26 F-16 Fighting Falcons

The U.S. Air Force, along with the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, will be able to write off nearly two hundred obsolete fighters.

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would reduce the U.S. fighter jet fleet from 1,970 to 1,800. More than half of these are fourth-generation Eagle and Fighting Falcon aircraft.

The fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcon will be reduced by 26 fighters in C/D versions. The Air Force will also retire 67 F-15C/D Eagle aircraft at once. Before that, however, the service must send a report to Congress on the impact the F-15 Eagle decommissioning will have on current operations.

But the U.S. will not only be getting rid of the planes. The NDAA also indicates that in fiscal year 2023, the Defense Department will purchase 69 F-35 A/B/C Lightning II fighters, eight F-18 Super Hornets, seven E-2D Hawkeye and KC-130J tankers. Also, let's not forget that Congress did not authorize the retirement of older Block 20-level F-22 Raptor fighters.

Source: Breaking Defense

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