bob10
1st January 2021, 10:34 AM
The fight over whether the U.S. Air Force should buy one or two types of $80 million fighter jets is spilling into the public view, in the pages of the trade press and in think tank reports. Air Force leaders say they need both the F-35 Lightning II, the newest fighter in the U.S. military arsenal, and the F-15EX, the latest version of the twin-engine jet first flown in 1972.
Lockheed-Boeing Battle Heats Up as USAF Looks to Buy F-15EX - Defense One (https://www.defenseone.com/business/2020/09/lockheed-boeing-battle-heats-usaf-looks-buy-f-15ex/168425/)
Lockheed-Boeing Battle Heats Up as USAF Looks to Buy F-15EX - Defense One (https://www.defenseone.com/business/2020/09/lockheed-boeing-battle-heats-usaf-looks-buy-f-15ex/168425/)