Deadly force: A line up of A-10s at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Planes of this type will arrive in Kuwait for combat operations next week
The Hill: Air Force may delay A-10 Warthog retirement
The Air Force is considering delaying the retirement of the A-10 Warthog attack aircraft for several years, a top Air Force commander said Tuesday — a move that Congress and troops would embrace.
The Air Force has been trying for years to retire the A-10 — which provides troops on the ground with close air support — in favor of the newer F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but new demands have caused leaders to rethink that plan, said Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command.
"We have to retire the airplanes, but I think moving it to the right and starting it a bit later and maybe keeping around the airplane a bit longer is something that's being considered based on things as they are today and what we see in the future," Carlisle told reporters at the Defense Writers Group breakfast.
Update: The Mighty A-10 Warthog Might Get a New Lease on Life (Popular Mechanics)
WNU Editor: I am not surprised .... they do not have a suitable replacement for the A-10 in today's wars.
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They should be building a modernized version of the A-10, great piece of kit.
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