World Airforces Directory 2014

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Good find.

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i have no words

That number is actually down from the first projections haha

It will be replacing a large number of aging legacy aircraft, in theory.

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It basically translates as 14 in service, 44 on order and an eventual total requirement of 1697 more after that.

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Doesn't it mean that it will eventually become an order in the future ?

What I didn't realize was how lopsided the number of current serving combat aircraft numbers were between the US (1961) and it's closest rivals (Russia = 1365, China = 1267).

And that's just the Air force.

Dr UAE
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Doesn't it mean that it will eventually become an order in the future ?

Not necessarily. It's the number they are looking to order over the life time of the program. That seemingly enormous figure is going to include replacement aircraft (they are going to prang them) and follow-on variants many years from now when the LRIP versions coming off the line right now are no longer flying.

Sammamishman
What I didn't realize was how lopsided the number of current serving combat aircraft numbers were between the US (1961) and it's closest rivals (Russia = 1365, China = 1267).

And that's just the Air force.

It doesn't include the vast number of UAV's employed by US armed forces either.

Sammamishman
What I didn't realize was how lopsided the number of current serving combat aircraft numbers were between the US (1961) and it's closest rivals (Russia = 1365, China = 1267).

And that's just the Air force.

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The days of needing the AF to have a 10 to 1 kill ratio are gone I guess.

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They may not need a 10 to 1 kill ratio but I'll bet they can still achieve a 2-4 to 1 kill ratio against the best of them and that gives the US an even larger advantage than just by numbers alone. With this in mind and the USAF going all stealth I can see why the rest of the world is more than a little nervous of US intentions.