USAF: A-10s, KC-10s + F15Cs could be retired due sequestrati

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http://www.defensenews.com/article/2013 ... -10-Fleets

Sep. 15, 2013 - 01:01PM

WASHINGTON — Faced with steep budget cuts and the desire to keep existing procurement initiatives on track,
the US Air Force is considering scrapping its entire fleet of KC-10 tankers and A-10 attack jets,
according to multiple military and defense sources.

Also on the chopping block are F-15C fighter jets and a planned $6.8 billion purchase of new combat search-and-rescue helicopters, these sources say.

“You only gain major savings if you cut an entire fleet,”
Gen. Mark Welsh, Air Force chief of staff, told sister publication Air Force Times last week.

“You can cut aircraft from a fleet, but you save a lot more money if you cut all the infrastructure that supports the fleet.”