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March 6th, 2021, 11:50 PM
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Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...ially-retired/
Seems the F-18 has made its final flight with the US Navy/Marines as of the 25 of Feb 2021.
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March 7th, 2021, 01:51 AM
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Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
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Doubtful.
Last I heard the US Navy planned to keep it's F/A-18Es and Fs for their Air Superiority role. Something the F-35 isn't terribly well suited for. Contrary to what many idiots claim the F-35 was never intended or designed as an air superiority platform.
The USMC does plan to get rid of it's F-18s as they expect the US Navy (and possibly USAF) to handle air superiority. Their aircraft are ground support assets.
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March 7th, 2021, 02:31 AM
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Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
That is the plan. The USN has and will be receiving "new build" F/A-18E/F HORNETS for the air superiority role as my Marine "buddy" has pointed out.
As it currently stands, VMFA-533 Beaufort, S.C. is planned to be the first USMC air unit to reach FOC with their F-35B jets in the last quarter of FY 2025 (JUL-SEP 2025) providing there's no " hiccups" for any one.
And that's straight from the USMC.
So here's a recent " hiccup" for all three services...
" February 17/21: Engine Shortage F-35 fighter plane engines are in short supply external link, with the solution months away, causing the Defense Department to reduce its schedule of exhibition flights and to start planning for a shortage as soon as 2022. The Defense Department’s F-35 office has advised that about five to six percent of the US. F-35 fleet could be without useable engines by 2022, and up to 20 percent of the plane’s fleet could be sidelined by 2025. According to Defense News external link, the F-35 Heavy Maintenance Center, located at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, has been unable to process engines for repairs and maintenance, and catching up will take months."
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com...m-edit-037947/
I couldn't make this up if I tried.
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