Precision Munitions Lessen Need for Close Air Support Plane: Schwartz Answers the A-10 Question -- Aol Defense
PENTAGON: One of the longest-running debates between the Air Force and the Army centers on close air support. Historically, the Air Force hates supplying CAS and doesn't like buying or maintaining the planes that do it. But the white scarf boys wouldn't let the Army do the job either, since it involved fixed-wing aircraft and shooting and that's what the Air Force does.
So when the Air Force announced it was scrapping a large chunk of the current A-10 Warthog fleet and the pilots who go with it -- five squadrons worth -- the Pentagon's back channels quickly filled with disgusted comments about how "there goes the Air Force again."
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My Comment: The gymnastics that the Air Force is going through in order to save money that can be directed into their F-35 mess is amazing to read and watch. Instead of rewarding and enhancing a program that has proven itself to be effective time over and over and over again .... nope .... the brass has decided to go full speed ahead (and doubling down) on their precious but delayed and over priced F-35s.
My prediction .... I predict more of this .... and more of this.
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