Posted on 04/28/2015 8:24:45 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
Indeed. Gibsmedat programs have soared under Obola while defense has plummeted. Same thing in Europe post WW II, but we were there to cover their butts. Nobody left to cover OUR butts as the Chinese, Russians and Iranians arm-up. We are in a world of hurt...sort of the same situation The Gipper was elected into. Except he didn’t have a predecessor who had recklessly run up trillions of useless debt.
Add to that the A-10 is actually shockingly effective at low level air to air furballs - the Warthog Stomp combined with a wall of missiles since the A-10 can carry tons of them.
Yep, by the time they get the 35 squared away, it won’t be obsolete, it’ll be eclipsed. But, that’s what we get designing [anything] by committee.
The A10 has a very unique role in close fighting and should remain an active aircraft. It remains one of the few close combat support aircraft that can survive while providing ground support. It will be essential in the upcoming middle east wars.
Is the AF threatening to cut their football program, lunch budget, spring concert, and PTA if they don't get their way?
Scrap the f-35 and put the A-10 back into production.
The country is in the early stages of a death spiral.
America cannot indefinitely keep granting more and more in welfare benefits and other government handouts while bringing in millions and millions of legal and illegal immigrants who immediately go on the federal government dole.
It is an ever growing appetite that can never be satisfied.
Meanwhile the government keeps raising taxes, cutting military and infrastructure expenditures, and borrowing money just to pay the daily bills.
It cannot go on forever.
The F-35 is such a screw up they couldn’t even give it the right designation.
Kill it already!
They should just order all new A10s and be done with it.
The Dems always tip off what they are most afraid of by trying to destroy it or him.
BO’s buddies got their behinds kicked by the 10 so they want it out of our inventory.
It is civilians in the Pentagon that do this planning and there are a bunch of Islamic sympathizers in there as well as at the State Dept.
Whats that old saying? Jack of all trades, master of none, I believe they have successfully demonstrated the saying.
Really?
This reminds me of how local governments work. When there is a budget shortfall, rather than cut in the logical places, they “kill” the libraries, the police, and the firemen until they are given more money.
You'll have to rebuild the factory. I ain't agin' it, but there's much more to it than flipping a switch.
Viking put the Twin Otter back in production, so it's not impossible.
I know a better way to save money. Abolish the Air Force and give its planes to the Army, Navy and Marines.
“which it says will save about $4.2 billion over the next four years and allow the fleet to be modernized. “
My azz,,, no wa the warhogs cost that. ANd even if they did, the f-35 moonpig cannot possibly replace the warthog.
The first production A-10s didn't fly until 1975, so I don't think he was flying an A-10.
At the flag level, the Air Force is the most politically reliable of all the services. They are a complete tool of this administration.
As to the F-35s, give them to the Air Guard who will actually be able to maintain and fly them.
By the way, if the Air Force really expects the A-10 maintainers to take care of F-35s, they are on drugs.
This stuff makes me physically sick. So much treason at so many levels.
Hap Arnold - Phantom Pilot - LTC CA ANG USAF Retired
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