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Air Force Weighing Replacing F-15C/Ds With F-16s For Air Superiority Missions

Air Force Weighing Replacing F-15C/Ds With F-16s For Air Superiority Missions
Boeing's F-15 Strike Eagle. Photo: Boeing

The Air Force is weighing replacing the F-15C/Ds it currently uses for the air superiority mission with F-16s, according to a key officer.Air Force Director of Current Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Maj. Gen. Scott West told a House panel Wednesday the idea was not official, but pre-decisional, as a number of options are being considered. West said this would reduce the number of different systems the Air Force has to sustain and operate.West told the House…

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