USAF Has Not Backed Up Decision To Retire F-22s, GAO Says

Brian Everstine June 18, 2024
U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22

An F-22 Raptor used for training takes off from Tyndall AFB, Florida, en route to its new base at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force did not sufficiently back up its proposal to retire older Block 20 Lockheed Martin F-22s, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) argues in a new report that coincides with congressional moves to again block the service’s plan. The GAO on June 18 released an assessment of the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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