Already? F-22 is somewhat new, and historically we tend to get quite a few years out of aircraft--F-14 has just been phased out after serving since 1970, while try as they might to retire it, the mighty A-10 is still serving in the Air Force since 1972, while the B-52 bomber has been flying since the height of the Cold War in 1952 (although it has been upgraded and upgraded and upgraded).
eh it's going to be 30 years old in the mid 2030s. That's getting up there. Not that there's a pressing need for sure. Though China's probably going to get pretty scary looking by mid century.
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