U-2 Retirement

[Llarry]

The Air Force Association website reports that the House Appropriations Committee has inserted language prohibiting the USAF from retiring or taking preparatory actions to retire the U-2 in FY2026 as the Air Force plans to do. The budgetary process is chock-full of move and countermove, so who knows what the end result will be...

 

[insanebikerboy]

The Air Force Association website reports that the House Appropriations Committee has inserted language prohibiting the USAF from retiring or taking preparatory actions to retire the U-2 in FY2026 as the Air Force plans to do. The budgetary process is chock-full of move and countermove, so who knows what the end result will be...View attachment 40702

Accurate.

Committee Releases FY25 Defense Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Defense Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 5th at 8:00 a.m. The markup will be closed.

appropriations.house.gov

 

[Hair Warrior]

For whatever reason, the Air Force has not gotten its way with Congress when trying to retire or shed itself of the A-10 and now perhaps U-2, while the Navy is finding some “success” sunsetting or sidelining the LCS, Mark VI, Cyclone-class, and Tico-class.

Navy Plans to Retire 48 Ships During 2022-2026 - Seapower

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, released Dec. 10, announced the names of 48 ships scheduled to be decommissioned or, in the case of Military Sealift Command Ships, placed out of service, during the fiscal years 2022 through...

seapowermagazine.org

 

[Swanee]

For whatever reason, the Air Force has not gotten its way with Congress when trying to retire or shed itself of the A-10 and now perhaps U-2, while the Navy is finding some “success” sunsetting or sidelining the LCS, Mark VI, Cyclone-class, and Tico-class.

Navy Plans to Retire 48 Ships During 2022-2026 - Seapower

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, released Dec. 10, announced the names of 48 ships scheduled to be decommissioned or, in the case of Military Sealift Command Ships, placed out of service, during the fiscal years 2022 through...

seapowermagazine.org

The A-10 really needs to go to the boneyard though. The A-10 lore is becoming worse than the F-14 lore. It's an airplane I'd love to fly and take to the range, but not to combat.

 

[Hair Warrior]

The A-10 really needs to go to the boneyard though. The A-10 lore is becoming worse than the F-14 lore. It's an airplane I'd love to fly and take to the range, but not to combat.

Have they tried painting it gray and floating it in the ocean?

 

[MIDNJAC]

Have they tried painting it gray and floating it in the ocean?

They tried that with the Tomcat a few times, but it kept coming back.....