RAF Seen With But 6 Fighter Squadrons By 2020

The British Royal Air Force could cut the number of its fast jets in half by 2020, says a top commander cited by Defense News.

"We are heading for five Typhoon squadrons and one [F-35 Joint Strike Fighter] squadron," said Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell, commander of the RAF's No. 1 air combat group.

That would leave 107 Typhoons and about 40 F-35C JSFs on the books, Bagwell said. Typhoon numbers could be reduced if a deal to send a squadron's worth of aircraft to Oman is...