Critics frequently dispute USAF's claim that it needs to modernize its aircraft fleets. For anyone who may have harbored an honest doubt, though, the question was answered by a June exercise in Alaska. Twelve super-sophisticated F-22s, in simulated combat, posted a startling 108-to-zero record against current-generation "enemy" fighters, reported Gen. John D.W. Corley, USAF's vice chief of staff. Against the same foes, older F-15s and F/A-18s did one-tenth as well as the Raptor.
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