the sudden retirement of the U-2 represents a “potentially sweeping drawdown” of the service’s high-altitude ISR aircraft and related capabilities. First adopted by the Air Force in 1956 ...
The United States Air Force ... particular B-2 as financially unviable and plans to retire it in fiscal year 2025, starting ...
The single-engine, single-seat F-35 will ... the services to slowly retire their current tactical aircraft. These issues are not restricted to the U.S. The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Harriers ...
Another aircraft—nicknamed “Rage”—was also resurrected. The Air Force has yet to announce whether a third retired bomber could ... the same isn’t true for the B-2—as just 20 were ...