F-22 Raptors line up with F-15 fighters on the Anderson Flightline. Photo from Flickr.David Axe, National Interest: The U.S. Air Force Cannibalized an F-22 Raptor Squadron
It's better to have fewer but larger flying units.
There was a silver lining in the hurricane that devastated Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida's panhandle region in October 2018.
The storm forced the U.S. Air Force to redeploy Tyndall's resident squadrons of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters -- and gave the flying branch the chance to boost the size of other F-22 units, making them more efficient.
In that sense, Hurricane Michael helped the Air Force to accomplish something that the Government Accountability Office had argued the flying branch should do. Equip each front-line unit with no fewer than 24 planes.
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1 comment:
These planes can operate independently for greater intelligence gathering and obtain moral advantage by using BVR annihilation of a strike package without them ever knowing wtf happened.
Operating these planes in larger groups undermines its stealth, let alone putting noobs in these rare planes just to be shot down when they make stupid decisions like trying to dogfight to become an Ace.
They should split the raptors up and have them piloted by squadron leaders who lead the way into an engagement. F22's should put fear into an enemy pilot, knowing not only will their weapons not lock on but they are piloted by the best of the best.
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