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The Air Force likely needs at least 225 bombers, and that means it should probably hang onto the B-1 fleet—if studies show the hard-used aircraft can hold up, Global Strike Command chief Gen. Timothy Ray said at AFA's 2019 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. “We have 156 bombers,” and the Air Force has determined it needs 386 combat squadrons overall “to get us to a low-risk posture,” Ray said in his speech to the AFA gathering. “Certainly that means good growth for the bomber force.” Ray said “good research” done outside the Air Force “will tell you that the [correct] number is 225,” while the current bomber force pegs the minimum at 100 B-21s and 75 B-52s. Read more ► |
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