tkam Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Sad - http://www.dodbuzz.com/2013/09/18/air-force-mourns-likely-passing-of-a-10-warthog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yep. They are still using B52s, which are MUCH older ('50s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 So what provides CAS these days?JDAM's from the B52's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Thought this was a RSA thread. Didn't understand tone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emooze Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 F-35 is supposed to replace the A-10 I had heard. Not sure how without the flight time or loiter capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 F-35 is supposed to replace the A-10 I had heard. Not sure how without the flight time or loiter capability.or the sheer survivability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emooze Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 How many are in service? 63 have been built but as far as I know, none are in combat wings. All training or test. That might include the international versions as well. All public releasable info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlSeibert Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 OK. I'm obviously a few steps behind here. Why is the a-10 being replaced? I thought it was supposed to work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emooze Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I does work great. The problem is production has stopped and any low-altitude CAS air frame gets chewed up and I'm sure the big wigs did some cost-benefit analysis on continuing to repair them. But the formula worked. Make a supersonic cannon bigger than a car, strap it to some wings, and put a bad ass dude in it. I say we just do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Just have General Electric make a GAU-8/A pod for the F35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Better yet, build a Kevlar wrapped twin engine drone with the GAU-8/A pod and lots of rockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Don't give Skynet ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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