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USAF: a "Bonus" to the F-15 to postpone retirement

Washington, USA - The fighters to be upgraded when considering the reduction of the Raptors' number ordered by the armed force

The recent combat readiness of the first unit provided with the F-22A Raptor fighters (see for details AVIONEWS) certainly generated excitement among US Air Force, but the armed force’s representatives prove doubtful anyway as they would have preferred to take delivery of at least a doubled amount of aircraft compared to the ones ordered. So, USAF would be carefully thinking about the hypothesis o...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 133204
Rome, Italy, 12/16/2005 14:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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