Aging jet fighters concern retiring NORAD chief

Denver Post ^ | 5/14/2010 | The Denver Post

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

The retiring general in charge of NORAD and the U.S. Northern Command said Thursday that he's leaving behind no unfinished business but has concerns about the nation's aging radar system and jet-fighter fleet.

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart ends his 39-year Air Force career July 1. Since March 2007, he has overseen the North American Aerospace Defense Command, a joint U.S.-Canadian command that monitors air and space threats to both nations, and the Northern Command, which oversees the U.S. military's homeland defense and supports civilian authorities.

The nation's current radar system needs to be updated with an integrated system of sensors that can seamlessly monitor space, maritime areas and U.S. border areas, as well as the air, he said.

Renuart also warned that "our air-defense alert fighters are aging," a reference to the current fleet of F-16 jets that are sent aloft during potential aerial threats, including disturbances aboard domestic airliners.

[Frantzie]

Just go collect your pension general. The Joint Chiefs are cowards for failing to stand up to the muslim and his Saudi bosses in control of America. We do not need any new fighters - it over.