If they are replacing them with F35s then they better mothball them, not destroy them. Like the Apache, when the Cobras had to be brought back from NG and Reserve use for Desert Storm. The Apaches were goldplated problem pits with delaminating rotors, etc. Only the fact that the Army couldn’t afford enough Apaches and kept the Cobras saved them from complete embarrassment.
Expect the Euros to need the Tornadoes again because they can’t afford to keep the F35s in the air.
Yep. Maintenance on the F-35 has got to be a bear.