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  • USAF Non-Stealthy Fighters To Support F-22s

    04/29/2010 7:03:43 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 29 replies · 703+ views
    Aviation Week and Space Technology ^ | 4/29/2010 | David A. Fulghum
    With the size of the F-22 stealth fighter force capped, U.S. Air Force officials are going to muscle up the service’s air dominance force via Air National Guard F-15C Golden Eagles upgraded with advanced, long-range radars. Because of the larger size of the Boeing F-15s’ radar and the aircraft’s greater flight endurance, they also will serve as “stand-in” electronic warfare jamming and attack aircraft as part of the Air Force’s composite air dominance force that also includes stealthy Lockheed Martin F-22s stationed at Langley AFB, Va. Each fighter type will shoulder 50% of the air dominance mission now that the...