An A-10 from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base (Germany), flies over central Germany on Feb. 17, 2000. Wikipedia
If A Future A-10 Happens, Expect Minor Changes -- Defense News
WASHINGTON — The A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka the Warthog, is a venerable close air support platform, beloved by its pilots and troops on the ground. But it has also been targeted for potential cuts as the Air Force looks to save funds amid sequestration.
Supporters of the plane gathered in downtown Washington on Nov. 13 both to decry the idea of abandoning the A-10 and to discuss the future of close air support.
The event, hosted jointly by the Straus Military Reform Project and the Project on Government Oversight, was heated at times, with current and former pilots speaking passionately about the Warthog. It also provided an opportunity to discuss what a next-generation A-10 replacement could look like.
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My Comment: For the moment the A-10 program is safe .... but sequestration cuts will have an impact and the A-10 is one program that will not sustainable by 2015. Forget about a future A-10 .... the priority is to keep the fleet as is.
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