
charlielima223 wrote:@Corsair
Must you walk into every thread and ruin it with your usual "F-35 is bestest" rant?
Back to the topic at hand.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/oldest- ... o-service/
If they're able to take the oldest F-22 out of storage and make it operational again for test and development flights again, why cant they take these block 20 F-22s and turn them into combat aircraft?
So, resurrecting one jet for the test fleet is different than a squadron of 33 in terms of operating costs. USAF seems to think the money can be spent elsewhere, such as more money for upgrading combat coded F-22s and NGAD. One thing I read is that because Block 20 jets are quite different from combat coded jets, it takes longer for pilots to transition when they get to their squadrons.
I still think retiring the Block 20 jets is premature though.