Growing Concerns That The U.S. Air Force May Be Obsolete By 2030

Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force

Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Will the U.S. Air Force be Totally Obsolete by 2030?

The United States Air Force will have to build a new Penetrating Counterair (PCA) capability to gain and maintain air superiority in the post-2030 global threat environment. Moreover, it is increasingly clear that a combination of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors and F-35 Joint Strike Fighters will not be sufficient in the decades to come.

“You can assume if the F-22 and F-35 were good enough for everything, we'd stop there and or buy more,” said one senior Air Force official familiar with the service’s next generation air superiority efforts. “This is the need.”

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WNU editor: It looks like everyone is now catching up to the U.S. when it comes to air power. And while the U.S. does have a huge advantage today .... it looks like the trend lines are raising worries for some in the Pentagon. So much for the F-35 being the jet that would not make this happen.