
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on Jan. 18 welcomed a recent proposal by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for the service to buy hundreds of low-cost, light-attack fighters to perform less dangerous missions and ease the burden on high-end fighters.Using less expensive aircraft in certain situations would save money that could be used to improve the readiness of more advanced fighters, such as Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 Raptors, that might be needed elsewhere, Goldfein said at an American…