A-10 Warthogs Could Serve Until 2040 -- Defense Tech
So it might be 2040 before the Air Force’s fleet of A-10 Warthog attack jets is replaced by the F-35 and whatever drones emerge in the coming years.
Check out this solicitation for tooling necessary to keep the jets flying until 2040.
Here are the basics:
The Government is contemplating to contract for engineering services on behalf of the A-10 Systems Program Officer (SPO). The services contemplated include the following:
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My Comment: Till 2040 .... wow .... I thought the old B-52s were tough .... but it looks like the A-10 is even tougher.
1 comment:
Well, the current plan is to keep the B-52s going till about 2040 also. And they started flying about 25 years before the A-10.
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