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US pilots are testing the aging A-10 Warthog for a new kind of mission against more advanced enemie
« on: December 16, 2022, 06:56:59 am »
 US pilots are testing the aging A-10 Warthog for a new kind of mission against more advanced enemies
Story by insider@insider.com (Michael Peck) • Wednesday
 
 
Since arriving in the 1970s, the A-10 has earned a reputation as a tank-killing ground-attack plane.
In recent exercises, the A-10 tried out a new role: deploying decoys to distract enemy air defenses.
The change comes as the US military is shifting its focus and forces to operations in the Pacific.
 
The A-10 Warthog has made its reputation as a tank-killer, but now the Air Force is testing 50-year-old plane for another mission: launching decoys to protect other aircraft.

During exercises in the Pacific in early November, A-10s were equipped with the ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy.

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