[taxcontrol]

I am of the opinion that Israel would be better off designing a smaller STOL capable A-10 Warthog equivalent. Something that can takeoff and land on a couple hundred feet of roadway; able to knock out tanks; able to provide ground fire support; and spend a long time in the air.

[wita]

That would be an RPA, UAV, or drone.

[skinkinthegrass]

Burt Rutan (aviation guru :) had an proposed composite aircraft, that mimic the
A-10, very small airframe/off-center 30mm Cannon..(iirc) popular mechanic/science ✈

[tcrlaf]

“I am of the opinion that Israel would be better off designing a smaller STOL capable A-10 Warthog equivalent. Something that can takeoff and land on a couple hundred feet of roadway; able to knock out tanks; able to provide ground fire support; and spend a long time in the air.”

A modernized version of the Swedish JA-37 Viggen sounds exactly like it would fit the bill.

It was designed to be simple to fix, operated from dispersed locations like remote roads with minimum support, and with good STOL performance, range, and loads.

The Swedes assumed they would have to operate far from their already-destroyed established bases if they ever went to war with Russia.

Imagine what they could do with that design using modern materials and electronics.