The A-10 has hung on despite longstanding Air Force efforts to rid itself of that troublesome and unwanted close air support plane. It's final days are in sight.
The Air Force has been trying to kill the A-10 since it first rolled off the production line. The A-10 may be gone by 2027:
The US Air Force (USAF) hopes to dramatically accelerate retirements of its Fairchild Republic A-10 attack fighters, with fiscal year 2026 budget plans calling for the entire fleet to be phased out by 2027.
Let's hope the plane lingers on in the Bone Yard in case it is needed when the high-tech stuff runs out in a large-scale conventional war.
The Air Force was eventually going to be right about the value of the aging plane. But the issue was always trust about the mission.
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