"We're getting into unknown territory because we've
been flying airframes longer than expected. We didn't build these
aircraft to last this long, and we didn't expect to see corrosion
of this magnitude. The F-15 is expected to remain in service until
it's more than 40 years old. At this rate, maintenance costs are
going to kill us."
Source: Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air
Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for delivering
war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force. During a
recent visit to Air University at Alabama's Maxwell Air Force Base,
Carlson stressed Air Force officials must develop and buy new
aircraft... or risk the service becoming irrelevant.
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