Gowen Air Force Base will replace the legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter

We recently wrote that the US Air Force Base Moody will begin replacing A-10 attack aircraft in 2027

Thunderbolt II for fifth-generation fighters F-35 Lightning II. Gowen Air Force Base, Idaho, will also retire legendary Fairchild Republic aircraft.

What is known

The US Air Force officially confirmed that the air baseGowen will replace the A-10 Thunderbolt II with the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon. This transition will help support the national defense strategy. All A-10s will retire until the fall of 2026.

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F-16s will begin arriving at Idaho base in the spring2027. The decision to base Lockheed Martin fighter jets here was made after an assessment of the infrastructure. However, it will be finally approved after an environmental impact analysis, which will be completed in the spring of 2025.