USAF mulls 4.5/5 gen minus clean sheet design to replace F-16

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. has disclosed that the service is embarking on a study that could open up the possibility of buying a new clean sheet design fighter that will replace the F-16 for the lower-end fight.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Nov. 30, 2020. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft that delivers war-winning airpower to the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

The new fighter could be a 4.5 generation or 5 generation minus that uses the eSeries approach that was pioneered with the T-7.

Brown added that he is not convinced that buying new F-16s is the best approach.

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The Air Force is interested in buying a budget-conscious, clean sheet fighter to replace the F-16

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