Lawmakers Move Once Again to Rescue A-10 Warthog from Retirement

[rangerrebew]

Lawmakers Move Once Again to Rescue A-10 Warthog from Retirement
 
12 Jun 2020
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk

The Senate Armed Services Committee isn't keen on the U.S. Air Force's plans to retire legacy aircraft in favor of new technology, putting a stop to some proposed aircraft retirements and delaying others.

In the committee's version of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, lawmakers say that the service must operate a minimum number of aircraft for each major mission set. The legislation also "prohibits the divestment of aircraft until the minima are reached to ensure that [the] Air Force can meet [National Defense Strategy] and combatant command requirements."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/12/lawmakers-move-once-again-rescue-10-warthog-retirement.html

[PeteS in CA]

Some USAF "leaders" were wanting to kill the Warthog back in the late 70s (back when I was a junior tech testing, troubleshooting, and aligning A-10 PUs [HUDs]). The A-10 occupies a niche between aircraft like F-16s and F-35s and helos like the AH-1 and AH-64, fulfilling much needed missions for which the other craft are not well suited. The USAF should know to do this, but they should not be allowed to retire the A-10 until a well-suited replacement is in production.