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The U.S. Air Force’s New F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter Has a Math Problem

Source: Andrew Latham

The U.S. Air Force is buying 267 F-15EX Eagle II fighters — up from 129. The Mitchell Institute’s research director, Heather Penney, and retired Colonel Mark Gunzinger called the U.S. Air Force’s 185 F-47 fleet “a raid force, not a campaign force.” Penney and Gunzinger want 300 F-47s. The Mitchell Institute also said the U.S. […]

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