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This is good to read that the junk, overweight, limited minigun and limited bombload, expensive and unarmored Strike Fighter is not going to kill the remaining warthogs that have old Wings systems. Hooray!
The Air Force Is Re-Winging A-10s After All
Posted from popularmechanics.com
F-35
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Defense
Close Air Support (CAS)
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Edited 8 y ago
Posted 8 y ago
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LTC Stephen Conway, I agree. Outstanding that they are giving the A-10 new wings. Keeping them into the 2030s is the best news we can get. Somewhere an F-35 SPO is gnashing his/her teeth over this one!
Long live the A-10!
Long live the A-10!
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TSgt David L.
LTC Stephen Conway - Direct from then General's mouth. Although the F-15/16 as well as the F-18 platforms are still supporting the CAS missions. The A-10 still does it better, unless it's dropping laser/GPS guided ordnance on targets. The other platforms can carry more tonnage and don't need to be danger close to put warheads on foreheads.
The A-10 can and will continue to be the CAS king into the 2030s now with new wings!
The A-10 can and will continue to be the CAS king into the 2030s now with new wings!
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