Posted on Sep 15, 2015
A-10s to be deployed to Europe later this month. Are they walking back the talk of replacing it with the F-35 as a CAS platform?
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The USAF is deploying more A-10s to Europe later this month in response to activities with the Russian military. Is this a tangible sign that they might be walking back the claim that the F-35 will be replacing it as the CAS platform?
A recent document stated that the F-35 would not be replacing the A-10 now, and that a new CAS-based platform will be developed along the lines of the A-10 in the near future.
A recent document stated that the F-35 would not be replacing the A-10 now, and that a new CAS-based platform will be developed along the lines of the A-10 in the near future.
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Old plane = 1200 rounds, twin engine and heavily armored. New plane = 220 rounds, single engine and very little armor.
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I hope so SSgt (Join to see). The A-10 Warthog is a wonderfully designed plane that is very cost efficient, is excellent at destroying enemy infantry, artillery and armor forces, and strikes terror by both its appearance and the sound it emits as it approaches its targets.
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The F-35 is a sexy Swiss army knife, and the A-10 is uglier and is a tank killer.
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