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The Pentagon announced plans to reduce the fleet of combat aircraft of the US Air Force

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The Pentagon intends to release some of the funds in the next fiscal year by withdrawing from the combat composition of equipment that has already served its term. As follows from the documents currently being considered in the Senate, the most significant reductions are expected by the US Air Force and Navy.


So, according to the plans of the Air Force command for the next, 2022 fiscal year (starting in October 2021), the Air Force refuse to modernize and intend to withdraw more than 180 combat aircraft from service. Thus, the Air Force intends to save up to $ 1,34 billion, which can be spent on the purchase of new weapons.

The main reductions will affect the assault and fighter aviation... According to the plans, the F-15C / D and F-16C / D fighters (48 and 47 aircraft, respectively) and the A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft in the amount of 42 aircraft are to be cut. The reduction will also affect the fleet of tanker aircraft and military transport aircraft. 32 tankers (14 KC-10 and 18 RC-135, respectively) and 13 C-130H will be removed from the structure.

The forthcoming reduction in the fleet of fighters and attack aircraft was reported back in May this year. As stated by the chief of staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Brown Jr., the Air Force will gradually get rid of "extra" aircraft in fighter aircraft, leaving in the future 3-4 used types. The Air Force's task is to make the F-35 "dominant" by purchasing the latest modifications of the F-15 and F-16. All other aircraft, including the F-22, will be phased out of service.

Well, about American navy... According to all the same documents, the US Navy intends to withdraw six warships from the fleet next year. These are two Ticonderoga-class cruisers and four coastal patrol ships.
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  1. aszzz888
    aszzz888 23 July 2021 06: 59
    -5
    Merikatos may well vparit this decommissioned trash into unnecessary. Not all of them, of course, but patrol vessels are easy.
    1. Silver bullet
      Silver bullet 23 July 2021 07: 07
      +5
      Yes, it will most likely be so, but they will vparat for loans and other goodies. And the pots were already drooling. hi
      1. aszzz888
        aszzz888 23 July 2021 07: 19
        -4
        Silver bullet (Ivan)
        Today, 07: 07

        +1
        Yes, it will most likely be so, but they will be vaped for loans and other goodies... And the pots were already drooling.
        Merikatos will not be a Merikatos if he just donates. Of course he will sell at a profit. Here they are with the Jews on this topic - brothers). wink
    2. Thrifty
      Thrifty 23 July 2021 07: 26
      +2
      To oblige uk-roin to take supercridit from the usa, and to redeem all the decommissioned equipment, paying also for delivery and service in cash, for which take another supercridit lol
      1. Egoza
        Egoza 23 July 2021 07: 59
        0
        Quote: Thrifty
        To oblige uk-roin to take supercridit from the usa, and to redeem all the decommissioned equipment, paying also for delivery and service in cash, for which take another supercridit

        And then all this equipment will peacefully rust on our fields instead of bread, because there are no specialists in serving it and serving it! However, the United States can, along with this technology, abandon little people, especially those who are strong there, and there are no more places in prisons. And what? Just replenishment will be for the census.
        1. Andrei Nikolaevich
          Andrei Nikolaevich 23 July 2021 17: 13
          0
          Yegoza, let it rust. This does not concern the Americans. We would like to learn from the Americans. And we all, brothers, feed, to the detriment of our interests.
      2. zwlad
        zwlad 23 July 2021 10: 58
        0
        why take another supercridite

        It is desirable in Germany, and so as not to give.
    3. venik
      venik 23 July 2021 09: 19
      -1
      Quote: aszzz888
      Merikatos may well vparit this decommissioned trash into unnecessary. Not all of them, of course, but patrol vessels are easy.

      ========
      Interestingly, "coastal patrol ships" are not the newest "littoral" vessels for an hour?
      If so, then it turns out that the "project" turned out to be extremely unsuccessful?
      Or am I misunderstood something? request what
      1. Alexey RA
        Alexey RA 23 July 2021 12: 18
        +1
        Quote: venik
        Interestingly, "coastal patrol ships" are not the newest "littoral" vessels for an hour?

        Who else? The US Navy has no other "coastal patrol ships".
        Quote: venik
        If so, then it turns out that the "project" turned out to be extremely unsuccessful?

        Not certainly in that way. The first of the littoralniks handed over to the fleet will be written off - those on which they caught all the "fleas" of the two projects (such as attaching stainless propellers to the light-alloy hull of the Independences in the absence of cathodic protection).
        1. venik
          venik 23 July 2021 20: 50
          -1
          Quote: Alexey RA
          The US Navy has no other "coastal patrol ships".

          ======
          Alexei! Actually, I meant that the journalists, with their inherent "competence" could call "coastal patrol ships" and the ships of the Coast Guard!
          ---------
          Quote: Alexey RA
          The first of the littoralniks handed over to the fleet will be written off - those on which they caught all the "fleas" of the two projects

          ======
          Yes, they did not last long ... This is what happens when, for the sake of business, projects that have not been properly tested are hastily adopted ...
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          Quote: Alexey RA
          type of fastening of stainless propellers to the light-alloy body of "Independence" in the absence of cathodic protection

          ======
          A-d-d-u-r-e-t-b! belay There are no words, only "expressions"!
  2. PN
    PN 23 July 2021 07: 02
    0
    However, it will not be enough))) Ships can be reduced a little more.
    1. Lara Croft
      Lara Croft 23 July 2021 07: 21
      0
      Quote: PN
      However, it will not be enough))) Ships can be reduced a little more.

      Due to the reform of the ILC, a number of landing ships should be decommissioned in the Navy ...
  3. Yves762
    Yves762 23 July 2021 07: 07
    +2
    Oh, it wouldn't be bad for them to take a closer look at the B-52 ...
    1. Babay Atasovich
      Babay Atasovich 23 July 2021 07: 19
      -2
      Quote: Yves762
      Oh, it wouldn't be bad for them to take a closer look at the B-52 ...

      What for? Cheap, proven over decades, excellent workload, credibility good
      The main thing is to complete the tasks. However, like the A-10. Hai squeeze out of them to the end, otherwise the Fu-35 will screw up all directions!
    2. aszzz888
      aszzz888 23 July 2021 07: 22
      +1

      Yves762 (Paul)
      Today, 07: 07
      +1
      Oh, it wouldn't be bad for them to take a closer look at the B-52 ...
      yes, and we save again - do not drive them from their borders. So the climate is completely different), and here also the merikatos smokes a little sky. wink
    3. Alexey RA
      Alexey RA 23 July 2021 12: 20
      +2
      Quote: Yves762
      Oh, it wouldn't be bad for them to take a closer look at the B-52 ...

      I'm afraid that if someone looks closely at the B-52, the B-52 will look at it in return. smile
      This guy swung at the most sacred thing that we have. To the USAF symbol!
      1. Terran ghost
        Terran ghost 23 July 2021 17: 16
        0
        Nevertheless, the B-52s are already physically old. Second half of 1960s - first half of 1970s EMNIP years of release.
        Yes, of course, overhaul, modernization, everything ... but there is EMNIP and such a thing as the resource of the airframe.
        1. Alexey RA
          Alexey RA 23 July 2021 17: 37
          0
          Quote: Terran Ghost
          Nevertheless, the B-52s are already physically old. Second half of 1960s - first half of 1970s EMNIP years of release.

          You flatter them. smile
          The last aircraft of the B-52 series was built in June 1962.

          So the "fifteen hundred" have every chance to celebrate their centenary.
  4. AlexVas44
    AlexVas44 23 July 2021 07: 10
    +1
    ... the withdrawal from service of equipment that has already served its term.

    Standard situation. It remains to take note and cross off from the list. soldier good
    1. Egoza
      Egoza 23 July 2021 08: 01
      +1
      Quote: AlexVas44
      Standard situation. Remains to be taken into account and deleted from the list

      Just delete it right away! Move to the list of "Help for the establishment of democratic values!"
  5. tralflot1832
    tralflot1832 23 July 2021 07: 12
    0
    And if a better revision of fuel tanks was carried out on Tikanderogh, $ 1,34 billion would be not enough, they might not bother at all.
    1. Lara Croft
      Lara Croft 23 July 2021 07: 19
      +1
      Quote: tralflot1832
      And where will the pilots and crews of the ship get her?

      They will supplement other units and subunits with them, there is a shortage of personnel in all armies, especially pilots ...
      1. tralflot1832
        tralflot1832 23 July 2021 07: 26
        0
        Or maybe they are no longer there, as if they are very well paid for the work of pilots in civilian life. The difference is many times. And you don’t need to put a frying pan under the seat in flight.
    2. aszzz888
      aszzz888 23 July 2021 07: 25
      -1

      tralflot1832 (Andrey S.)
      Today, 07: 12
      +1
      And if a better revision of fuel tanks was carried out on Tikanderogi, $ 1,34 billion would not be enough, they might not have bothered at all. And where will the pilots and crews of the ships go? Reduction, or already, and there is nothing to reduce.
      And retire! They have it big laughing ! Or let the slums replenish them, there are still places there! wink Andrew, hi !
  6. NDR-791
    NDR-791 23 July 2021 07: 16
    +5
    The forthcoming reduction in the fleet of fighters and attack aircraft was reported back in May this year.
    I heard about this reduction five years ago. Just like a scheduled write-off. Here for us something else is important - if the unkillable A-10 is replaced by a penguin, how much will the overall combat capability decrease?
    1. tralflot1832
      tralflot1832 23 July 2021 07: 22
      0
      I can hardly imagine something for the place of the "Warthog," patrolling over the battlefield of a lop-ass penguin. One successful shot from the DShK, and on the ground a compact, most expensive pile of garbage worth $ 80-100 million. Mirage 2000 flew to Mali! hi
      1. aszzz888
        aszzz888 23 July 2021 07: 31
        +2

        tralflot1832 (Andrey S.)
        Today, 07: 22

        +1
        I can hardly imagine something for the place of the "Warthog," patrolling over the battlefield of a lop-ass penguin. One successful shot from the DShK, and on the ground a compact, most expensive pile of garbage worth $ 80-100 million. Mirage 2000 flew to Mali!
        Now the adept of the 35th is stuck with cons, hold on! wink
        1. NDR-791
          NDR-791 23 July 2021 07: 37
          +1
          Quote: aszzz888
          Now the adept of the 35th is stuck with cons, hold on!

          Gyy))) Fioleto wassat
      2. NDR-791
        NDR-791 23 July 2021 07: 33
        +3
        Quote: tralflot1832
        I can hardly imagine something for the place of the "Warthog," loitering over the battlefield of a penguin with a drooping back

        So I, too ... It seems like they did not come up with anything in return. Remains hanging-backed or as under Khrushchev - "we will solve everything with missiles." Okay, let them step on our rake, we don't care what vodka or a machine gun. If only to knock down wassat
      3. Aaron Zawi
        Aaron Zawi 23 July 2021 07: 47
        +1
        Quote: tralflot1832
        I can hardly imagine something for the place of the "Warthog," patrolling over the battlefield of a lop-ass penguin. One successful shot from the DShK, and on the ground a compact, most expensive pile of garbage worth $ 80-100 million. Mirage 2000 flew to Mali! hi

        Wonderful insight into the use of aviation in the WTO era.
        1. Alexey RA
          Alexey RA 23 July 2021 12: 29
          +1
          Quote: Aron Zaavi
          Wonderful insight into the use of aviation in the WTO era.

          And in fact it becomes just that - if the United States is waging a sluggish low-intensity war in which there are many "cheap" targets.
          In a year or two, even the US budget cannot withstand WTO strikes against targets such as "two broads, rusty pickup and DShK", where the cost of the target is an order of magnitude lower than the cost of the spent ammunition.
          Plus, "in the field" groups regularly require continuous support during the exit to the evacuation zone. For they have no other heavy weapons besides the support of the Air Force, and only aviation can crush enemy mortars and KKP (the aircraft controller is the most valuable fighter in the group). This means that you need 5-6 hours, often far from the base, to continuously keep a couple of aircraft in the air. At the same time, the cheapness and the amount of ammunition on the plane begin to play a role.
          And then the time comes brrrrrrt. smile
          1. 3danimal
            3danimal 24 July 2021 00: 38
            -1
            I am sure that the Wagnerians near Hisham in 2018 had a DShK, and more than one. How did it help them? And they were attacked with the help of the WTO.
            Irregular F-15Es struck at night and from a safe distance.
      4. 3danimal
        3danimal 24 July 2021 02: 43
        -1
        If the Su-57 receives a queue from the DShK up close, it will also be unhealthy. No need to substitute, that's all.
        There were examples from Afgan, when in some cases the pilot could be killed in this way - there is no reservation.
        About the penguin ..
        Now there are many videos from various demonstration flights and exercises.
        Here is one of them:

        And more:

        https://youtube.com/shorts/jVJuZfEGEgI?feature=share

        Reversal in oblique loop 45 'per second. Whereas the Su-27 (without OVT) is capable of delivering only up to 36 'per second. F-16 is also inferior.
        Magic? smile
        Conclusion - F-35A is one of the most maneuverable fighters without OVT, comparable to Eurofighter and Rafal.
    2. zadorin1974
      zadorin1974 23 July 2021 07: 32
      +2
      The existing A-10 fleet, in theory, has already really flown off. But they will most likely be replaced not with Fu 35, but with shock drones. The pilots of the Air Force Mattress themselves are outraged that the flight of a penguin is equal to launching an equal piece of gold.
      1. Egoza
        Egoza 23 July 2021 08: 03
        0
        Quote: zadorin1974
        The pilots of the Air Force mattress themselves are outraged that the flight of a penguin is equal to the launch of an equal piece of gold.

        They offer to give them this piece of gold in their hands!
        1. zadorin1974
          zadorin1974 23 July 2021 09: 20
          +1
          Dobrogo. For the F-35, the pre-flight, even taking into account the reduction in cost due to the conveyor, will remain from the flashlight. Technicians only change gloves for several types during maintenance. The same is with the software, but these are flowers, compared to avionics and the engine.
  7. zwlad
    zwlad 23 July 2021 11: 00
    0
    minus 180 aircraft. normal such contraction.
    All other aircraft, including the F-22, will be phased out of service.

    Than the F-22 did not please. A brand new car. Fly and fly.
  8. TermNachTer
    TermNachTer 23 July 2021 12: 39
    -1
    Free advice to the Pentagon: "Buy more F - 35, V - 2 and you will be happy))) for a change, throw a dozen" zumwalts "))))
  9. Reserve buildbat
    Reserve buildbat 23 July 2021 15: 00
    0
    180 aircraft will be withdrawn from service. The saved funds will be enough for the commissioning of 4 "penguins" smile
  10. Adimius38
    Adimius38 23 July 2021 16: 21
    0
    just remove the old stuff from the parts. In Russia, too, this rubbish is full, some are already in the sedimentation tanks. For example, the SU-25 has not been produced since 1992.
  11. 3danimal
    3danimal 24 July 2021 01: 57
    -1
    The A-10 is without a doubt the best attack aircraft (security, armament, combat radius, maneuverability).
    But in modern warfare, he is very vulnerable, he will quickly be shot down.
    And it was decided to replace it with UAVs (for close operation) and fighter-bombers with WTO (for long-range attacks).
    Although, for low intensity conflicts, it is still very good.
    1. Borisych
      Borisych 24 July 2021 21: 44
      0
      The fact that UAVs will oust attack aircraft is not a fact. UAVs are becoming more and more expensive, and the means to combat them are being improved. The losses of the UAV are many times greater than that of the attack aircraft. According to the criterion "cost - effectiveness", UAVs are now winning, but this is not for long. Soon everyone will occupy their own niche.
  12. Sasha from Uralmash
    Sasha from Uralmash 25 July 2021 06: 07
    0
    This is how it happens! Has Serdyukov really got to America with his Affective managers ?!