F-15 Breaks Up in Midair

[tomahawk6]

Methinks that, with this bad "run" of incidents, politicians, MsM and the public will be clamoring for the permanent grounding of the F15... thereby adding pressure for the deployment of something like the new generation of fighters...

I am sure the USAF will use the opportunity to buy more F-22's. I cant see how they can fix the F-15 without an expensive makeover.

 

[geo]

At this point, I see the F15 as being a doomed product line.

 

[observor 69]

I am sure the USAF will use the opportunity to buy more F-22's. I cant see how they can fix the F-15 without an expensive makeover.

Why not more F-35 Lightning II vice more F-22?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_22

 

[tomahawk6]

The F-35 is intended to replace the Strike Eagle varient of the F-15. The F-22 is needed to replace the AD varient of the F-22. I havent been a fan of the F-22 because of cost, but being realistic its the only alternative to the defective F-15 air defense models. I cant see how Congress can avoid having to buy another 100 -120 F-22's. With the problems of the F-35 program more F-22's might be needed to fill the strike role.