US Air Force
Sputnik: Pentagon Considering Retiring 100 F-35s Before They Ever Fly
The US Department of Defense is considering a change in direction with their fleet of F-35s, in which more than 100 fighters would be retired from combat rather than upgraded with a new software configuration.
Of the 1,763 F-35s intended to enter service with the US Air Force, 108 are in need of a software upgrade from Block 2B platform to the combat-ready Block 3F. This configuration change would be time-consuming and expensive, with 150 modifications needed in every aircraft to bring them up to standards.
It might be cheaper to simply take the older F-35s in need of upgrades and use them for testing or training purposes instead. The USAF is currently conducting a business case analysis to determine which option is better for the budget.
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WNU Editor: I was not aware that 3 dozen F-22s were retired for the same reason.
6 comments:
all the expletives going through my head right now....people need to be fired
Billions and billions lost
No accountability
We are walking on our head.
The killing machines are not lost in war and so other reasons are needed to compensate the war machine for its existence.
F-35's won't be "retired from Combat", because no F-35's are deployed for combat or are in conflict areas.
Despite the Marines, Airforce and Navy twisting of the classifications, no current F-35's meet the initial Program benchmark for "Combat Capable". All F-35's are basically training Squadrons, awaiting the Block 3F, which, if sucessful, will create the first "combat capable", F-35's (integrated sensors, radar, guns, missiles, bombs, selfprotection, helmet, life support, combat load and flight restrictions lifted), and after 9 months to a year, the deployment of the first "real" combat capable F-35 squadrons.
So much for modularity.
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