Air Force Can’t Afford F-35 But Wants a ‘Super’ A-10?
Posted By: Brendan McGarry July 20, 2016
U.S. Air Force leaders have recently signaled an interest in developing a new aircraft dedicated to the mission of close air support as a replacement to the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly known as the Warthog.
Before he retired this summer, the service’s then-chief of staff, Gen. Mark Welsh — a former A-10 and F-16 pilot, acknowledged the lack of funding and personnel for such a program but nevertheless touted the idea with defense reporters in Washington, D.C.
“I’d love to build a new CAS airplane right now while we still have the A-10,” he said.
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