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Tactical Aircraft Study May Offer Range of Future Fighter Options to U.S. Air Force

Tactical Aircraft Study May Offer Range of Future Fighter Options to U.S. Air Force
The first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing taxi on the flightline at Eielson AFB, Alaska on April 21 last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The ongoing tactical aircraft (TACAIR) study by the U.S. Air Force, the Joint Staff, and the Pentagon office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) may offer a range of future fighter options for the U.S. Air Force to replace its F-16 fighters and neck down from the service's seven current fighter types--the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16, F-35A, and F-22 and the Boeing [BA] F-15C, F-15D, F-15E and A-10. "I’m really looking for a window of options because the facts…

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