An A-10 Thunderbolt II undergoes pre-flight inspections at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. on March 23, 2006. The retirement of the A-10 is being pushed back to 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Airman 1st Class Jesse Shipps)
Defense News: Air Force Moving Forward With A-10 Replacement Option
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday.
“My requirements guys are in the process of building a draft requirements document for a follow-on CAS airplane,” Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes, the deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, said. “It’s interesting work that at some point we’ll be able to talk with you a little bit more.”
Defining the requirement is the first concrete step toward potentially developing a replacement A-10 for the close-air support mission, often dubbed A-X. The Air Force has been studying the idea of a procuring single-role A-X for at least a year now, hosting a joint-service summit in March, 2015, to work out options for the close-air support, or CAS, mission.
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Update #1: Air Force Drafting Requirements for Potential A-10 Replacement (National Defense)
Update #2: USAF firming A-X requirements for A-10 'Warthog' alternative (Flight Global)
WNU Editor: I guess the F-35 will not be up to the job.
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Apparently the only thing the F-35 will be "good" at is flying in "under the radar" at supersonic speed and dropping B-61 bombs.
I guess its the American Way; new and shiny as opposed to proven and practical.
Why we have to constantly reinvent the wheel as opposed to making what we already have better is a requisition policy that baffles me.
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"Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated." Confucius.
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