To: sukhoi-30mki
I call BS. The Air Force has been trying to make the A-10 go away for years but the Army objects. The Air Force signed up for the close air support role but don’t want it. I suspect they are using the sequester as an excuse.
13 posted on
09/18/2013 3:42:26 AM PDT by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: saganite
I’ll take a pair of A-10’s ,, maybe more ... and lease them to a local AIR attraction in Lakeland “Fantasy of Flight” ,, or just take rich tourists here in Orlando for a nice vomiting ride... either way they’ll stay fresh and functional ...
15 posted on
09/18/2013 3:52:05 AM PDT by
Neidermeyer
(I used to be disgusted , now I try to be amused.)
To: saganite
My immediate thought, too. The USAF leadership couldn’t be more transparent if they were made of Plexiglass.
26 posted on
09/18/2013 4:56:58 AM PDT by
T-Bird45
(It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
To: saganite
I call BS. The Air Force has been trying to make the A-10 go away for years but the Army objects. The Air Force signed up for the close air support role but don’t want it. I suspect they are using the sequester as an excuse.
It's a lot more than that. A lot of folks in Congress would like to make the older systems go away so that eventually (sooner) we have to build more new systems to replace them. That would make their defense industry lobbyists happy.
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