Top U.S. Air Force General: “China And Russia Will Be Fielding Capability That Is Better Than What We Currently Have In Many Areas”

FOX News: Budget cuts impact US ability to fight the enemy, Air Force general warns

In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Gen. Mark Welsh, the head of the U.S. Air Force, warns that severe defense budget cuts will impact U.S. air superiority against enemies that the nation may not be thinking about right now.

“China and Russia are two good examples of countries who will be fielding capability in the next three to five years; if they stay on track, that is better than what we currently have in many areas,” Welsh said during a three-day visit to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

“Fighter aircraft in the next three to five years that have more capability than what we currently have sitting on the ramp. The F-35 will stay a generation ahead of them. F-22 will, too. Everything else we have will not stay ahead. The gap has closed.”

WNU Editor: I guess Gen. Mark Welsh no longer has confidence that the F-35 will give the U.S. the air superiority that he and others have been promoting and preaching for the past decade.