The US may restart production of the world's most lethal combat plane

Business Insider ^ | May 26, 2016 | Alex Lockie

[central_va]

The A-10 is cheap, simple, tough and effective. Those qualities make it unsuitable to be brought back into production.

[Organic Panic]

Another couple trillion dollars and a few more decades might bring us the F35.

I worked on one military contract. Once it gets out to field testing every single general has to piss all over the project and get his little “improvement” mandated. So by the time it even gets back to testing again it is so completely over built, over designed, overly complicated, and over budget it gets scrapped. Stick with what works.

[az_gila]

At air shows at Pt Mugu in the 70s they would do a F-14 gun run over the field, firing out toward the ocean. Shoot a Sidewinder or two at a flare dropped by an earlier plane as well.

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Yes, it still going on in the early 80's.

We saw an A-10 do the shooting run out towards the ocean. The gun just sounded like a loud belch...:^)

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Do it!!!

[pfflier]

The F-22A would be an upgraded version incorporating new technology. Of course it will cost more...and be even more capable.

A thoroughbred costs more than a circus pony.

[Travis T. OJustice]

True that, nobody is getting reelected bringing the A-10 back, so it will never happen.

One of my friends was part of the team that dismembered the construction tooling for the Hog. they all cried and drank heavily.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Thanks, I stole an a gem of a .gif.

[PreciousLiberty]

YES! This has been an obvious move for years!

I hope they also produce a “stretch” version with zero, one or two seats and room for more internal fuel and weapons.

[PreciousLiberty]

“How is it the most lethal fighter if it hasn’t been tested in combat?”

Because it routinely beats the F-15 like a drum in simulated combat. The F-15 is clearly the best Gen-4 fighter.

[US_MilitaryRules]

2 Thumbs up! Well thumbs went everywhere along with the rest of the body parts! lol

[Sequoyah101]

maybe this could be a new beginning.

No, that is foolish to think.

We are fundamentally flawed and it is too late to recover.

[SteveH]

let grumman or boeing make f-22s if lockheed bitches.

[Rockpile]

Re:A10 tooling

Was that another Dick Chaney command like the F14 tooling?

[NonValueAdded]

I thought the Warthog was the most lethal ,,,

[Candor7]

The Hog was an Islamofascist killer. Too many were sent to their 72 Virginians by the Hog, and Obama axed it.

Alahwahoo Whackbar!/S

[PreciousLiberty]

“I thought the Warthog was the most lethal ,,,”

The Warthog is not even on the radar for air-to-air. Even for “lethal combat planes” in general, I’d go with the B1-B, given its supersonic capability, a greater bomb load than the B-52, and the ability to drop nuclear weapons.

Against a modern opponent, our A-10 force would be gone in days. That’s what its proponents aren’t seeing.

[Wildbill22]

Against a modern peer, the B-1B would be gone too.

[FreedomPoster]

So what does the Navy do? Buy more Super Hornets and work on stealthy UAVs?

[SteveH]

The Air Force Has No Plans to Restart the F-22 after a Report Found Big Costs

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner
June 21, 2017

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-air-force-has-no-plans-to-restart-the-f-22-after-a-report-found-big-costs/article/2626637