The Air Force will not buy new F-16s despite purchasing fewer F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. “The SLEPs and modifications we’re looking at for the F-16s will be more cost effective than buying new F-16s,” Donley told an audience at the Air Force Association’s Breakfast Program in Arlington, Va. “It’s a more cost effective approach for us going forward.” SLEPs, or Service Life Extension Programs, are attempts to extend the life of a system, in this…
Donley: Air Force Won’t Order New F-16s Despite Buying Fewer JSFs
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