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coke
10-05-09, 06:03 PM
I heard it was being replaced by the F-35B in 2012.

Zulu 36
10-05-09, 06:13 PM
I heard it was being replaced by the F-35B in 2012.

Probably not if Obama has anything to do with it. They'll replace it with the SPAD. The country won't be able to afford anything else.

1stRad2671
10-05-09, 07:40 PM
I'd say 30+ years before the last of them are retired. There is even talk of building some new ones for the Air Force to use in the meantime until there are sufficient F-35s.